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SIGNS YOU’RE A

bad boss

CAN’T

MANAGE

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If you aspire to be the boss, it's worth

thinking about the attributes and

qualities you need to do the job well.

You want to be someone who is respected

by your employer, team members and

fellow managers, not somebody who is

ridiculed for your incompetence.

AVOID THE FOLLOWING

COMMON MISTAKES OF

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BUSINESS

MANAGEMENT...

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• Be comfortable addressing people

one-on-one and as part of a group

• Be sensitive when dealing with

personal matters

• Be empathetic and understanding

and provide support during

difficult times

If you can’t communicate

effectively with your staff,

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YOU CAN’T BE THE BOSS.

1INABILITY TO

communicate

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CONFIDENTIALITY

IS IMPORTANT,

however if you are seen to

hide too much, it will be difficult

for team members to trust and

respect you.

Keep people informed as to

what is going on. Employees

will appreciate the transparency,

and this will also reduce the

likelihood of damaging

rumours spreading.

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2TOO MUCH

secrecy

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If you respond in a different way

whenever the same situation arises -

according to your mood, or simply a

whim - employees will struggle to take

you seriously.

You should have set policies and

processes in place to ensure

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3INCONSISTENT

decision making

FAIR TREATMENT.

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You are ultimately

responsible for the

performance - individual

and collective - of the

people working under

you, so there can be

no passing the buck.

If you try to claim the glory when one of

your team members makes a valuable

contribution, you'll quickly find yourself

ON SHAKY GROUND.

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4TAKING

THE CREDIT

& passing

the buck

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You have to give employees some

autonomy in the workplace, in

order to get the best out of them. If

you're not confident in their ability to

do the job to the required standard,

then give the work to someone else.

BETTER STILL, DON'T

HIRE THEM IN THE

FIRST PLACE!

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5 PENCHANT FOR

micromanagement

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SOUR RELATIONS,

6MAKING

UNREASONABLE

requests

You can't order workers to arrive

to the office early and stay late,

nor work through their lunch

hour.

Nor can you cancel their annual

leave at short notice - it will

almost inevitably

making it more difficult to

maximise productivity going

forward.

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You may think

employees love your

showmanship in the office,

enjoy your quirky emails

about irrelevant topics,

and look forward to your

bad jokes.

CHANCES ARE,

THEY DON'T!

7LOVING THE

limelight

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You must be seen to treat

everybody as equal and give

them fair opportunity to do their

best in the workplace.

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NOT MAKE

FRIENDS.

8 PLAYING

favourites

Your job is to manage them

effectively, not make friends.

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