Being a great boss means not only standing out, but getting others to follow your lead. Here are 6 easy ways to do that:
1) Put the customer second.
Yes the saying goes that the customer is always right, but that does not mean that they have to be in the front of your mind every second of the day. You want to make sure your employees know what they are doing because a customer can sense when an employee is under trained, overworked, or miserable.
2) Do NOT manage the bottom line.
A great boss knows that you can only get good numbers in the future when you focus on what is happening right now. Not looking back on the past and regretting what happened because there is nothing you can do to change it. As the saying goes- the past is in the past and your future can only be brighter.
3) Celebrate tough times.
You always want to have positive thoughts about your company. Never think that you are going to fail because if everyone has that attitude, then it will happen and many people will be out of a job. So go ahead and celebrate when times are good and bad because keeping everyone’s spirits high will only do good things for the company.
4) Have more questions than answers.
When you have an answer to every question you are just feeding your employees instead of making them think on their own. Great bosses will ask questions instead of just providing answers because it will light a spark in the employees mind and make them have to work for what they want instead of being spoon fed.
5) Measure yourself by your worst employee.
In today’s world good performers always get recognized and the poor performers just get the boot. People who perform well do so because of their own drive and ambition. A great bosses skills should really be compared to their worst employee because that person shows exactly what the manager is willing to tolerate.
6) Mistrust your common sense.
People who think that common sense will get them through in the world are greatly mistaken. Common sense is a good thing to have, but if it is all that you rely on, then you will continue to run into the same problems over and over. A great boss knows each employee and their interests. If you want to get the most out of your team you need to apply a little psychology and not just common sense.
