Emotional Boss

Recently, there was a survey in Australia, the crux for the same came out is very interesting. According to that survey, if you, as a professional, are emotional and cooperative, there is a very little chance of yours to become a Manager in your team.

The survey was done by “Research School of Social Science” of Australian National University. As per the research, there is a deep relation between your personality and your job. If your behavior is too good, there would be little chance of yours to become a Boss. The research also says that if you are an easily convincible person, you will not become a good manager or businessman. On the other side, if you are an experimental personality, you will perform well in business line or in education field.

Currently, I am reading a book “Know Can Do!” by Dr. Dick Ruhe and other authors. The book defines some guidelines to help professionals to become successful in their organizations, as a successful leader. The points are:

1. Maintain a moderate emotional level. Balance a sense of urgency about what is going on with a quiet confidence. People appreciate a leader with a cool head.

2. Don't fall into the trap of inaction. Make decisions. Step up to the plate. Without a doubt, life rewards action.

3. Be honest with employees about what you know and what you don’t know. Say, “We are making some moves here. We don't have as much information as we would like, but we’re on our way.”

4. Hold people accountable. Let employees know that everyone—the leader included—is accountable for going in this direction.

5. Maximize information flow. Now, more than ever, the left-hand needs to know what the right hand is doing.

6. Give people permission to fail. It’s important for people to know that while you are going to hold them accountable, it is not going to be with the same kind of exactitude you might expect with more routine tasks.

Few years back, I was reporting to a person (my Boss) who was a very emotional guy. I still remember how I was befooling him on daily basis about everything going on in the office.

Sorry Boss for the same ……………………………

-- Sanat Sharma