Gotta love seeing Florida St. quarterback Christian Ponder as the research associate for this biblical study! Props to the Noles for getting it done in the classroom and on the field!!!
Unfortunately,many so-called “bosses” tend to specialize in politics and glad handing their own bosses rather than practicing their profession. Admittedly, a good boss knows how to push work down effectively and manage the process to keep the schedule timely and to ensure the work is satisfactory to their client base. We all have experienced bosses that are in every spectrum of incompetence and professionalism. You need to understand that their bosses want to know how their underlings are performing so if you experience a boss who is on the low end of the performance spectrum or abusive or lazy, open your mouth. While the corportae world is not a democracy, you would be better served working for a company that accepts constructive criticism than not. Life is tough and bound to get tougher in this economy. Get into a work ethic that includes you evaluating your boss as they evaluate you and DONT BE SHY WITH THE RESULTS. Good or bad.
LOOK: I have faults, but you have a JOB, and I sign your CHECK.
AND..you have a choice: (you can always leave.)
I have built a successful agency MY way.
If you want a “democracy”, it’s outside on the sidewalk in front of my office.
Do I listen to you, YES.
Do we make changes that make sense, YES.
Whose responsibility is it for the success or demise of my agency: MINE.
To all those who would criticize the method by which I operate my agency, and/or those who might begrudge my success, I will simply say, ‘I was never hired for a job by an unsuccessful or poor man’
As I see it..end of story
When someone who actually works for a living, generating revenue and creating something comments on this, maybe you’d listen, but otherwise, this is just theory. Nonsense! How would an over-educated egghead in a classroom have any idea on what this means? The questions were stacked! A professor is so far away from what real work is! Are you kidding, Employee and Supervisor, a timeless battle of good vs evil are at odds?! Who love’s there boss more on payday? What boss doesn’t suck-up with the staff at month end? The worst part about employee benefits is the employees! Give me a break; the superstar worker will rise to the top, while the ones taking this survey are floundering as bottom feeders, going from job to job. Surveys are like opinions and *ssholes, everyone has one…come on IJ, start giving us news that matters.
This would count as pride. The sad thing about pride is that most individuals who suffer from it are IGNORANT of it, and those who do see it are too proud to acknowledge it.
Thanks for the great example, Zeus. Must be joy to work on your team.
The reality is that there are good bosses and bad bosses. I had a boss that was great to work for. He was an owner of a small agency and always had a posotve attitude and looked for ways to champion for everyone’s sucess. His business depended upon it. Now that we have been eaten up by a larger broker, I have never seen such a disgusting lack of moral. The home office has had exit interview after exit interview and the common denominator is the regional division manager. His numbers are always at the bottom, yet because he sold early on, he holds a lot of company stock. I have seen him single handedly lose some great midsized accounts with his abrasive non customer friendly attitude. It is bad enough that none of the employees like him…. but the fact that he has zero respect among the employees is the real telling sign. To be a jerk and have nobody like you is one thing…. to have no respect is cancerous. Oh well… the big wigs will just go happily on there way and collect their overinflated paychecks and attribute the lack of success here to the staff because they are buying his BS>
Unfortunately, many of the comments here show that this study is not off base. As you ‘bosses’ have pointed out, it’s very easy to blame the boss, but it’s also very easy for bosses to blame the employees for their lack of ability. I have been on the company side (thankfully), for most of my career. There are certainly good and bad bosses, but in my dealings with retailers and wholesalers, poorly run operations are rampent in this industry.
Zeus’ comments are the perfect example. I’m the boss, if you don’t like it, go screw yourself. That is exactly the kinds of tactics that lead to poor submissions, unethical behaviors, constant mistakes (that brokers / retailers never take responsibility for and always want the companies to fix for them), etc.
In addition to this, the compensation discrepency in retail / wholesale operations is ridiculous. The people that do make all the money rarely do the actual work that it takes to write and service an account. That is all to frequently given to assistants that many times make 10 – 25% as much as the all mightly salesperson.
I also see in many cases, bosses that constantly ride employees, demand they get work done, and then blame the employee when mistakes occur. Unfortunately, many people DO NOT have a choice. The job market is awful, and minimum wage is not a viable option for a vast majority of our population. Bosses would be very well served to treat their employees better. However, like always, the people at the top rarely suffer for their mistakes and poor leadership skills.
Dear “Experienced”: Yeah, it’s me, the Regional Division Manager (RDM). Now, STFU and get your a$$ back to work before I show you what it’s like to be a “99er” on the unemployment roles. You read me mister?
I am lucky to have worked for more exceptional bosses than mediocre/aweful bosses.
To me the numbers are OK. AS I read the statistics it appears that the majority are doing well which is consistent with my experience.
My feeling on the “laziness” thing is that a bosses job is to get as much of the work to his employees as possible. It is not laziness, it is being effective and empowering. It also allows you as a boss to think about the big picture and make better decisions.
The worst managers I had were the ones that needed to do things themselves, therefore too busy to stick to their job, managing and leading. They also are micromanagers.
The seven deadly sins are not relevent. They should be:
1.) Micromanaging
2.) Indecision
3.) Unavailable
4.) Ignorant
5.) Inconsistent
6.) Poor listening
7.) Risk averse
My last boss was a pathologial liar.
Very hard to work for. Always left you wondering when the next unprovoked attack would happen. Shame too, had some good people working there. Now they are all gone and the business is up for sale.
And employees never do any of these things.
You mean people actually work for humans! And they have flaws? What a concept. Amazing nobody caught on before now.
Lets see I am a boss I pay 5 salaries and I am going to do the work. I don’t think so!!
Gotta love seeing Florida St. quarterback Christian Ponder as the research associate for this biblical study! Props to the Noles for getting it done in the classroom and on the field!!!
Unfortunately,many so-called “bosses” tend to specialize in politics and glad handing their own bosses rather than practicing their profession. Admittedly, a good boss knows how to push work down effectively and manage the process to keep the schedule timely and to ensure the work is satisfactory to their client base. We all have experienced bosses that are in every spectrum of incompetence and professionalism. You need to understand that their bosses want to know how their underlings are performing so if you experience a boss who is on the low end of the performance spectrum or abusive or lazy, open your mouth. While the corportae world is not a democracy, you would be better served working for a company that accepts constructive criticism than not. Life is tough and bound to get tougher in this economy. Get into a work ethic that includes you evaluating your boss as they evaluate you and DONT BE SHY WITH THE RESULTS. Good or bad.
LOOK: I have faults, but you have a JOB, and I sign your CHECK.
AND..you have a choice: (you can always leave.)
I have built a successful agency MY way.
If you want a “democracy”, it’s outside on the sidewalk in front of my office.
Do I listen to you, YES.
Do we make changes that make sense, YES.
Whose responsibility is it for the success or demise of my agency: MINE.
To all those who would criticize the method by which I operate my agency, and/or those who might begrudge my success, I will simply say, ‘I was never hired for a job by an unsuccessful or poor man’
As I see it..end of story
When someone who actually works for a living, generating revenue and creating something comments on this, maybe you’d listen, but otherwise, this is just theory. Nonsense! How would an over-educated egghead in a classroom have any idea on what this means? The questions were stacked! A professor is so far away from what real work is! Are you kidding, Employee and Supervisor, a timeless battle of good vs evil are at odds?! Who love’s there boss more on payday? What boss doesn’t suck-up with the staff at month end? The worst part about employee benefits is the employees! Give me a break; the superstar worker will rise to the top, while the ones taking this survey are floundering as bottom feeders, going from job to job. Surveys are like opinions and *ssholes, everyone has one…come on IJ, start giving us news that matters.
This would count as pride. The sad thing about pride is that most individuals who suffer from it are IGNORANT of it, and those who do see it are too proud to acknowledge it.
Thanks for the great example, Zeus. Must be joy to work on your team.
The reality is that there are good bosses and bad bosses. I had a boss that was great to work for. He was an owner of a small agency and always had a posotve attitude and looked for ways to champion for everyone’s sucess. His business depended upon it. Now that we have been eaten up by a larger broker, I have never seen such a disgusting lack of moral. The home office has had exit interview after exit interview and the common denominator is the regional division manager. His numbers are always at the bottom, yet because he sold early on, he holds a lot of company stock. I have seen him single handedly lose some great midsized accounts with his abrasive non customer friendly attitude. It is bad enough that none of the employees like him…. but the fact that he has zero respect among the employees is the real telling sign. To be a jerk and have nobody like you is one thing…. to have no respect is cancerous. Oh well… the big wigs will just go happily on there way and collect their overinflated paychecks and attribute the lack of success here to the staff because they are buying his BS>
Unfortunately, many of the comments here show that this study is not off base. As you ‘bosses’ have pointed out, it’s very easy to blame the boss, but it’s also very easy for bosses to blame the employees for their lack of ability. I have been on the company side (thankfully), for most of my career. There are certainly good and bad bosses, but in my dealings with retailers and wholesalers, poorly run operations are rampent in this industry.
Zeus’ comments are the perfect example. I’m the boss, if you don’t like it, go screw yourself. That is exactly the kinds of tactics that lead to poor submissions, unethical behaviors, constant mistakes (that brokers / retailers never take responsibility for and always want the companies to fix for them), etc.
In addition to this, the compensation discrepency in retail / wholesale operations is ridiculous. The people that do make all the money rarely do the actual work that it takes to write and service an account. That is all to frequently given to assistants that many times make 10 – 25% as much as the all mightly salesperson.
I also see in many cases, bosses that constantly ride employees, demand they get work done, and then blame the employee when mistakes occur. Unfortunately, many people DO NOT have a choice. The job market is awful, and minimum wage is not a viable option for a vast majority of our population. Bosses would be very well served to treat their employees better. However, like always, the people at the top rarely suffer for their mistakes and poor leadership skills.
Dear “Experienced”: Yeah, it’s me, the Regional Division Manager (RDM). Now, STFU and get your a$$ back to work before I show you what it’s like to be a “99er” on the unemployment roles. You read me mister?
This subject is getting hot.
I am lucky to have worked for more exceptional bosses than mediocre/aweful bosses.
To me the numbers are OK. AS I read the statistics it appears that the majority are doing well which is consistent with my experience.
My feeling on the “laziness” thing is that a bosses job is to get as much of the work to his employees as possible. It is not laziness, it is being effective and empowering. It also allows you as a boss to think about the big picture and make better decisions.
The worst managers I had were the ones that needed to do things themselves, therefore too busy to stick to their job, managing and leading. They also are micromanagers.
The seven deadly sins are not relevent. They should be:
1.) Micromanaging
2.) Indecision
3.) Unavailable
4.) Ignorant
5.) Inconsistent
6.) Poor listening
7.) Risk averse
My last boss was a pathologial liar.
Very hard to work for. Always left you wondering when the next unprovoked attack would happen. Shame too, had some good people working there. Now they are all gone and the business is up for sale.