How To Be Liked As A Boss
| Career : Leadership People like a boss who is a good communicator and consistent in their actions and attitudes. Those that either have a superior attitude, don't communicate or are inconsistent with their thoughts are harder to work for and not generally liked. Most of us have experienced or know of someone who has worked for a large company that has some sort of guidelines on behaviour in the work place, only to know that those at the top always flout and take no notice of their very own behavioural scheme - and to be honest that's partly how some of them got there. You as a boss need to be consistent in your approach and even and fair handed all the time. If you communicate decisions and let those in your team know what is going on at a regular interval then you will be well respected, understood and therefore as a result liked. For instance if a decision is taken that affects the whole team - hours, moving offices, equipment etc - then it is not enough just to communicate through an email the decision. At the very least, give the reasons and justification for what you have decided - the pros and cons you thought about for instance. This gives people the chance to understand why you took the decision you did and that is key. If people understand why you did something then they are much more likely to appreciate your role and decisions - if a decision just seems to get decreed from on high somehow this can lead to feelings of alienation and frustration. Keep the lines of communication always open with your staff, and you are half way to being a great boss. And that's good for you and them.
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