“The Characteristics of a Good Boss vs. a Bad Boss” We live in a society where people need a job to survive, which offers a broad range of job opportunities, although finding employment will be suitable for people can be difficult in today’s employment world. For some of us that mean putting up with a good boss or a bad boss. A boss is generally defined as someone who directly supervises the work activities of others. The character of whether a boss is considered good or bad depends on the outlook of the employee, which is supervised. A good boss door is always open, whereas a bad boss is not pleasing to be around, always keeping their door closed.
Andy gets mean with his co-workers again and again, and dominates and bullies them. Jane is having a conflict as to how to resolve this problem as she cannot fire Andy, because “of his numbers”. He is always right and is the best at his job. His main motive is that all the work is done effectively and timely, and when his co-workers slip a bit in doing their work, he lashes out at them and behaves rudely. His intenstions are correct but his delivery of expression is wrong.
He did not appreciate their hard work and constantly criticize and try to bring perfection out of the work through ruthless means. He assigns the same work to more than one person causing redundancy and wastage of resources. He did not trust the employees for their dedication and commitment neither did the subordinates. He used to call subordinates even during their vacation or after hours of work to attend some documentation work that he need to present the next day. He is ruthless in the sense that he presents impossible deadlines for the people who work under him.
DuWayne Grinnell ENG 263 5/2/13 My Analysis on Bartleby the Scrivener The story is very interesting as the self-characterization of the narrator was significant to the plot. The narrator is a safe man who takes slight risks and attempts to adjust to his surroundings. I had observed that the narrator was deeply concerned about the financial security and comfort of life which were his core priorities. Bartleby was a confused loner who was hired by an old lawyer (the narrator) to work at his business which entailed titles, mortgages and bonds. Bartleby was basically hired for copying the text but eventually he started refusing the work requested by the lawyer.
A good boss makes sure you have the correct hours on your paycheck. A bad boss will hassle you for every little thing that you do. A bad boss will hire you just because he/she has the authority to do so. A bad boss will not give you a chance to succeed into the company and take all the credit for them. I was in a recent situation with a good boss vs. a bad boss.
Eric Peterson Case Overview This is a case about a manager who does his job competently, but is in trouble and doesn’t know it. The problem is, he has neglected managing his bosses. Situation • Since Peterson had no experience in the field, second-guessing of his decisions was to be expected, especially when there were problems • Peterson’s boss also has no expertise in the relevant areas, and is relatively disengaged in thinking through the big issues. Disengaged boss is very dangerous situation. • Multiple management challenges among subordinates, all of which Peterson was handling well, but which required some decisions that required local knowledge to understand why they were good (e.g., moving Stevana in charge of construction) • Little contact with superiors/headquarters since taking job • Early on, Peterson antagonized some higher-ups (e.g., Cantor & Green) • A review from on high will come in two weeks What Peterson Should Have Done • Found ways to educate Hardy on the operation and engage him in decisions.
Eric Peterson Case Overview This is a case about a manager who does his job competently, but is in trouble and doesn’t know it. The problem is, he has neglected managing his bosses. Situation • Since Peterson had no experience in the field, second-guessing of his decisions was to be expected, especially when there were problems • Peterson’s boss also has no expertise in the relevant areas, and is relatively disengaged in thinking through the big issues. Disengaged boss is very dangerous situation. • Multiple management challenges among subordinates, all of which Peterson was handling well, but which required some decisions that required local knowledge to understand why they were good (e.g., moving Stevana in charge of construction) • Little contact with superiors/headquarters since taking job • Early on, Peterson antagonized some higher-ups (e.g., Cantor & Green) • A review from on high will come in two weeks What Peterson Should Have Done • Found ways to educate Hardy on the operation and engage him in decisions.
Openness to Experience - Low Larry is not open to new ideas and would only want things done his way as he is known as a control freak. What effect did his personality have on decision making at Oracle? Ellison’s neuroticism attitude could have had a negative impact on his staff but his unwillingness to settle for anything less than a win might have propelled his staff to work extra hard out of fear. His staff would be the type that listens to him and executes his ideas rather than contributing to creativity hence decision making would be stereotyped to Larry’s decisions on the business which is low openness to new
During the communication style profile assessment, my work ethics proved to be completely opposite of what I am in my personal daily life. The results came out to be that I have a directive personality in the work environment. As a director, I am often very decisive, frank, blunt, very formal, competitive, and that I like to take charge and control over things at work. Often people view me as having no sense of humor and that I’m usually the one that people often don’t get along with because of my aggressive nature and diplomatic ways. As being a director which I think best describes me at work, helps earns me the respect that I need as a manager.
He also don’t know how to build and use personal power to influences others behavior to achieve his goals. Sometimes he may only care about his own interest but ignore the company’s interest, because he is a very cautious man. For example: when he finds there is a leak after “balance accident”, he just let it pass. He also never talk about business matters with friends to avoids fall into office politics. b) Allen Jones is a branch manager coordinator in Hereford National Bank.