...review BEING THE BOSS is a must read for all managers. This document is an outcome of the book review completed by Group 8 of PGSEM 2013 batch. The intention is to capture the key ideas endorsed by LINDA HILL and KENT LINEBACK through BEING THE BOSS BEING THE BOSS is a must read for all managers. This document is an outcome of the book review completed by Group 8 of PGSEM 2013 batch. The intention is to capture the key ideas endorsed by LINDA HILL and KENT LINEBACK through BEING THE BOSS BEING THE BOSS THE 3 IMPERATIVES for BECOMING a GREAT LEADER BEING THE BOSS THE 3 IMPERATIVES for BECOMING a GREAT LEADER Group 8 Jitesh Gopal( 1312017) Pravar Ranjan ( 1312054) Rajesh Unnikrishnan(1312034) Group 8 Jitesh Gopal( 1312017) Pravar Ranjan ( 1312054) Rajesh Unnikrishnan(1312034) BEING THE BOSS is a must read for all managers. Linda A. Hill and Kent LineBack have comprehensively explained the paradoxes associated with Management Job. As becoming a manager is a journey – A journey most managers fail to Complete, it’s important that people are given tools and methods that will help them progress through the long road of management. Through BEING THE BOSS, Linda and Kent have provided us with such a tool. Jason, the protagonist in BEING THE BOSS, embodies the paradoxes that...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Employment-At-Will ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Kimberlyn M Rice ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Law, Ethic, and Corporate Governance LEG 500 ------------------------------------------------- Dr. William Stone ------------------------------------------------- 8 August 2015 Employment-At-Will Doctrine One such concept that is slowly creeping into the mainstream consciousness is the At-Will Employment Doctrine. Unfortunately, unlike some of the other legal concepts that make this transition, much of what people know about the At-Will Employment Doctrine is learned secondhand from unreliable sources...
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...Everyone has things that they excel at. Every single person is extremely blessed in at least one aspect of their lives, and right now you’re probably thinking, “Where is this kid going with this?” Well, I excel in two things, being pro, and being a boss. Being pro is the ability to be more than amateur, and being a boss is better than being an employee. People like to say that they are a boss with no real reasoning behind it, but I’m here to tell you I’m no sham, I am indeed, a boss. I run things around here, when people need something done they come up to me and say, “Hey boss, I need something done” and I just say “What’s up, or what’s that? Sounds like I already finished it.” That’s how expediently I tend to matters of importance. Another boos like quality I have obtained over the years is the ability to build things. Not just material buildings, but social pyramids can be constructed at my will. I run my lunch table and the order that they go about their business, where they’re located and even who gets to talk in what order. Also I can build an elevator, BAM. I would like to close my boss qualities with the fact that I’m a boss because all my b*tches love me, you aint f*cking with my dougie. I am a pro. What am I pro at? “Everything” so say Mrs. Trotter of Hays High School. I’m a pro at all things ranging from sports to Pokémon, and face it, who doesn’t love Pokémon? I’m so pro that people often times ask me how I can possibly maintain my...
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...Can BOSS tune to their SUBORDINATES? -Presentation on Mckinsey Article-Why good bosses tune in to their people- by Robert Sutton Difference Between YOU and BOSS When you take a long time, you're slow. When your boss takes a long time, he's thorough. When you don't do it, you're lazy. When your boss doesn't do it, he's too busy. When you make a mistake, you're an idiot. When your boss makes a mistake, he's only human. When doing something without being told, you're overstepping your authority. When your boss does the same thing, that's initiative. When you take a stand, you're being pig-headed. When your boss does it, he's being firm. Difference Between YOU and BOSS When you overlooked a rule of ettiquette, you're being rude. When your boss skips a few rules, he's being original. When you please your boss, you're arse-creeping. When your boss pleases his boss, he's being co-operative. When you're out of the office, you're wandering around. When your boss is out of the office, he's on business. When you're on a day off sick, you're always sick. When your boss has a day off sick, he must be very ill. When you apply for leave, you must be going for an interview. When your boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked. Daily Prayer of Employee Give me the wisdom to UNDERSTAND my BOSS Give me the Love to FORGIVE him Give me the Patience to UNDERSTAND his deeds But Dearest GOD……………. Don’t give me the...
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...Manage Your Boss How do we make our time most productive? What could be a more effective use of time than ensuring we have a mutually effective relationship with our own line managers? Here are our 8 tips to help manage up: 1. First try to understand your boss. 2. Don’t try to be a transformer. 3. Build on strengths. 4. Focus strengths on things that matter. 5. Find out what works. 6. Build your relationship. 7. How to avoid being overloaded or having your time wasted. 8. Build a bigger network. 1 – First Try to Understand Your Boss On This article suggest several ways to achieve this.They state that we need to ensure you understand your boss, and her working context, by understanding her/his: Goal and Objectives Pressure and Issues Strenghths, weakness and blind spots Preffered workstyle Then, we need to do the same our yourself. As Kotter and Gabarro discovered in their research, it may seem an unusual expectation to “manage up” but the need to do so is obvious. “Just think of the job and how to be effective in it. How do you get the resources you need, the information you need, the advice, even the permission to keep at it? The answers always point toward whoever has the power, the leverage – that is, the boss. To fail to make that relationship one of mutual respect and understanding is to miss a major factor in being effective.” Trying to manage your boss makes sense because it makes your job easier. 2 – Manage Your Boss: Don’t Try To be a Reformer...
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...Characteristics of a Good Boss as Opposed to a Bad Boss Stacy Giroux COM/155 February 13, 2014 Anne Cox The Characteristics of a Good Boss as Opposed to a Bad Boss In the property preservation field, having the characteristics of a good boss as opposed to a bad boss is very important to the success of the business. Property preservation is a tough field to be in for several reasons. First, the competition is high because, in this economy, there is a high demand for vendors to clean up the foreclosed properties for the banks. Second, there is a fine line between quality and quantity. This is because there are so many foreclosures that the need to get them done quickly is great, but the need to pay attention to detail is of equal value as these properties need to be in tip top condition and ready to hit the market within five days from the day a preservation company receives the first work order. Quality and quantity do not stop there. Once the house is on the market then the property preservation company is to maintain the yard weekly and the interior monthly. The maintenance list can grow very quickly, again making the line between quality and quantity a very fine line. Third, property preservation companies rely on their crews to do a majority of the work. If the crews are trained and their quality of work is up to standard, then everyone makes money, if not it can break a business. In the property preservation field, a good boss handles employee challenges...
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...BODY A good boss generally leaves the employees to do his or her work, but is available to help the employee if needed. As a result, employees tend to be happier, more at ease, and more likely to be more productive in his or her work environment. There are many qualities that make up a good boss. A good boss cares about their job as well as the employees who work under them. It is important to a good boss to do what they can to keep company they work for growing and to succeed every day. You can often tell a difference in the attitudes of a good boss and a bad boss because a bad boss may have a bad attitude and show no interest in wanting to be at work, while a good boss loves their job and goes above and beyond to succeed their company and themselves as well. In contrast, a bad boss keeps his or her door closed, and does not want or invite in communication with his or her employees and can be quite rude when interrupted. This behavior can often affect how employees feel about their job and how he or she does their work. Employees tend to be more stressed and annoyed when they are picking up the slack of their boss and when they are not receiving the correct answers to questions that may arise. Things may not get handled the way they should be handled if the boss does not show interest in step up and do their part. When a bad boss does not show interest in care in their employees that also affects how they do their work because employees may feel they are being taken advantage...
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...What kind of a boss you should be Understanding what it takes to be a good leader can never be an easy task, but with the following traits, you should be able to win the respect and admiration of your subordinates and peers Being the senior most person in your organization or having the best technical, communication or people skills does not necessarily make you a good boss. What kind of a boss should you be then? How do you integrate all the important qualities in yourself to endear yourself to your employees, yet be an efficient administrator at the same time? Leadership. This is the foremost skill that you will need in your arsenal. Leading by example has been the tried and tested formula for success at the helm since time immemorial. You want to be the boss that sets an example for the people working under you. They should be inspired by your actions. In this manner, you will also be able to ensure the growth of your employees on a professional front. Team development. Another closely related factor is that of team development. Irrespective of whether it is a small firm or a large organization, team work always holds the key to success. As a boss, it is in your hands to develop your employees’ team skills. It is also not an easy task to select the right members for a team, so that each one complements the others with their skills. Problem solver. Being the boss, you are the person your employees will look up to in case of a dilemma. Be it professional or personal...
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...Manuela Heinrich Villa September 4, 2015 Writing Activity #1 Characteristics of an Effective Boss Being a boss is a difficult job and is more difficult if you want to be an effective boss. A company is like a family where the boss and subordinates work all together to achieve the goals in the right way. An effective boss needs to have many characteristics such as: excellent leader, good communicator and a capable person of assuming responsibility. Primarily, a boss has to be an exceptional leader. A leader is a person who is honest and ethical, have the ability to delegate, trust on his/her team recognizing the abilities of each subordinate, keep calm and confident even if the things are not going according to the plan, always have a positive attitude and transmit this to the partners, if the boss await his/her team work hard he/she needs to lead by example and must to have the ability to inspire others. Furthermore, communication is another characteristic of a good boss. The chief must be able to express their vision and ideas to the team so that everyone can focus on the same goals. Other things that improve communication, is to value the efforts and the work of the entire organization, when the boss do that, the employees improve their skills everyday and also enhance the labor environment; and keep the door open because it builds trust among subordinates. Finally, an effective boss has to be a capable person of assuming responsibilities because he/she is responsible for the...
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...Book Review | Book Review | Good Boss, bad boss: How to be the best... and learn from the worst | Ottawa University Organizational Consultation Skills | Erin Smith | 11/18/2012 | | Good Boss Bad Boss wrote by Robert Sutton is the research and stories put together about good and bad bosses, and behaviors in the workplace that led to their successes and failures. This book gives insight and self awareness as part of an ongoing process toward becoming a great boss or leader. Suttons work was directed by three basic questions: His work is directed by three basic questions: If you want to be a Good Boss, what do you need to accomplish day after day, If you have a Bad Boss, what can you do about it, and In short, what are the hallmarks of a Good Boss, and worst flaws of a Bad Boss? (Sutton, 2010) In the beginning of the book Sutton takes a look at having the right mindset. Being a good boss creates a healthy environment. What is more, a good boss has "more impact on engagement and performance than whether their companies are rated as great or lousy places to work" (Sutton, 2010). Sutton points out that “the leaders of an organization still matters more than the other bosses.” (Sutton, 2010) Sutton points out many points, but one strong point that is a focus is that bosses matter. Sutton stated, “Bosses matter, especially to their immediate followers and in small teams and organization.” He points out that bosses need to act as if they are in control even when...
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...Human Resource Management - Book Review “Managing Your Boss” by John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter Harvard Business Review, 2005 Introduction People sometimes do not realize how much their bosses depend on them and many people also do not realize how much they depend on their boss. For example bosses need honesty from manager’s direct reports. People can managing their bosses for very good reasons: to get resources to do the best job, not only for their-selves but also for their bosses and their companies as well. Effective managers take time and effort to manage not only relationship with subordinates but also those with their bosses. This essential aspect of management is sometimes ignored by otherwise talented and aggressive managers. And there are some managers who actively and effectively supervise subordinates, markets, etc assume an almost passively reactive stance when they meet their bosses. With this mutual dependence, effective managers seek out information about boss’s concerns and are sensitive to his work style. Whether see the boss as the enemy or viewing the boss as an all-wise parent. Summary The book is divided into four big parts. First part is Misreading The Boss-Subordinate Relationship. This part provide about how two people can on occasional be psychological or temperamentally incapable of working together, where a personality conflict sometimes only a very small part of the problems. Sometimes people did not realize that their relation...
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...also supporting it with theory and examples for this essay. The author has been working in ABC Company for about 10 years and has held numerous positions throughout the organization. Throughout the years in the company, the author notice that the company he is working may not be operating in an ethical manner. Firstly, in ABC Company, being a company dealing in the wholesale and retail business, it is usually very busy with plenty of deliveries every day. There was one day when the company was short of driver and also being the only person left with a driving license, the boss told the author to drive the class 4 lorry. However, the author only have a class 3 driving license, despite this, the boss just say nevermind, and told the author to drive due to the urgent delivery. Under the situational ethics (McHugh, 2006), what is right and what is wrong is base on the situation. The boss is wrong to ask the author to drive the class 4 lorry when the author only has a class 3 driving license. However, due to the situation in the company whereby there is an urgent delivery and the company is short of a class 4 driver, it may be right for the boss to ask the author to drive it. Therefore, under consequentilism, the...
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...following. Some movie ideas are listed on Canvas; however, there are many others. 1. List and describe 3 traits/characteristics/styles of a bad boss. 6 pts. A dictator one who intimidates others to get their way, ‘my way or the highway’ A criticizer one who is looking for things to criticize about to their peers and/or any other person. Abrasive communicator one who belittles and humiliates their peers and/or any other person. 2. What are at least 3 reasons why the boss in your movie is a “bad boss”? (Consider what you listed in question #1). 6 pts. My boss was a bad boss because he had used abrasive communication, from the beginning to end of the clip. His accountant came to work arriving three hours late he had used profanity asking him why he was late. The accountant came into his office his boss had treated him like a dog using commands such as sit, good boy. My boss had criticized what the funds were being spent on, medical bills and environmental waste; it’s costing them too much. Another trait that was displayed was a dictator; he didn’t care if the waste management was being done the right way. He looked at it as it was costing the company too much money. He decided he was going with another company not caring of the disadvantages. It cost him less and it was giving him more money in his pocket. Another use of being a dictator was towards the end of the clip he gave his accountant a choice to fire one of the staff members, if he chose not to he would fire all...
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...The Boss less office An article for HR MESH – The monthly e-magazine by the HR Forum@SCMHRD THEME: Creativity in HR Submitted by: Sunil Pandey PGP1 Mob: 9920302951 Batch 2012-14 GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT The Boss less office: Future Reality or Dream. ‘Every organization has to prepare for the abandonment of everything it does.’ Peter Drucker Are you angry at your boss? Be boss less... I have always loved my bosses, but most of the time we all have some or other kind of problems with our bosses. Imagine work environments where there are no bosses and no titles, where employees decide among themselves which projects to pursue and which people to hire and fire, and where each employee is responsible for deciding his or her own salary, raises and vacation days. Sounds different and quiet awkward but this is the recent talk of town of an innovation in HR. The boss less vision is being discussed on both theoretical and practical terms. Some see it as the democracy of the office place. E.g.: Valve Corp, a videogame maker in Washington State, has been boss free since 1996. It also has no managers and no official project assignments. How do the 300 employees coordinate their work? They self manage: they recruit each other for worthwhile projects, and they roll their desks around (all are on wheels) to reconfigure their work teams as they wish. Salaries and raises are set by...
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...of others. A good boss creates clear focus on desired outcomes, properly equip their operations for high performance and above all build strong working relationships and foster teamwork. He creates a climate where employees receive ongoing feedback and coaching and they strive to maintain a work-life balance. Flexibility, understanding and the ability to listen to the employees makes up some of the important characteristics of a good boss. On the contrary, a leader who criticizes, belittles and disrespects his employees earns the label of a bad boss. A bad boss fails to give recognition for the little things his employee does. Such leaders not only make life miserable for their employees, but hamper organizational performance. No one starts out their career trying to be a horrible boss. Yet, it is amazing to see that a vast majority of the folk seem to accomplish this feat with absolutely no training. It is possible that a good leader turns into bad under difficult situations. This could be personal or professional. Ergo, the perception of whether a boss is considered good or bad, should be based on factors considering the psychological state of the boss and the outlook of the employees being supervised. It is believed that every person has had a bad boss at one time or another during their career. To explore the characteristics of a truly bad boss, one needs to consider the traits his/her boss exhibits, how...
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