(198)
Sign in to your SiliconIndia account
Email:       Password:  
Don't have SiliconIndia account? Sign up     Forgot your password? Reset

Top 10 mistakes that bosses make

By Ojas Sharma,Sunday, 14 February 2010, 18:47 Hrs
Bangalore: Calling the boss H - Hitler, A - Arrogant, R - Rascal and I - Idiot caught everyone's attention in Naukri's TV commercial, would you do the same if given an opportunity? Even though it was just an advertisement, it did reflect the plight of employees in the IT industry. After receiving interesting comments on "10 reasons why people quit jobs in IT industry", we decided to take it a step further to analyze what exactly is going wrong. We conducted a survey to find out top ten mistakes that even good managers and bosses make.
Top 10 mistakes that bosses make


So I am listing below the top ten mistakes which are very common amongst bosses.

1 - Micro-management
Sometimes when bosses assign work to an employee they don't completely trust that employee will be capable of completing the work. They underestimate the ability of the people they hire and end up offending the employee. "According to me, the number one mistake is, not effectively identifying the strengths of the employee, thereby micro managing or not delegating or not trusting the employee's judgment. A good boss is one who brings out the best in the employee," says Sharda Balaji, Founder of NovoJuris Services.

2 - Using improper mode of communication
Some bosses have this weird sense that since they are boss they should order people around and create a military kind of environment. They feel the stricter the things are the better things are organized. If an employee is late for some deadline, then the boss starts labeling the work or the employee himself.

3 - Leading through intimidation
This is one of the worst kind of mistake that bosses make. They feel that if an employee is threatened to work they will perform better. What the boss does not realize is that employee under such pressure end up losing interest in work and will meet the deadline just for the heck of it. Such employees then would only do what is asked from them and will never happily give hundred percent to do something good for the company.

4 - Lacking empathy for employee's situation
There are sometimes when employees do make excuses to take leave or when they come late. But not every reason is an excuse. Bosses end up thinking that their employees are always making excuses and do not showing any consideration for employee's situation

5 - Becoming inaccessible to your employees
An employee wants to contact his boss for something important but he is busy with other things and does not give any weightage to employee's problem and hence he is scared to approach his bosss.

"I have had some experiences at one of the company I worked with, where the manager was just not approachable and accessible. I could not expect any kind of guidance from him. It would not be wrong if I say that he was too busy caught with meetings (not accessible). He was also not approachable at the same time because of bad temperament and everything depended on his mood," said Prashant Honnavar, who is a Manager of HR at NextBiT Computing.

6 - Not providing guidance or motivating employees
An employee should always have something to look forward to. A good manager knows how to motivate employees to make them perform better but for this they have to spend some time with their team. In today's IT work environment many of the managers have no time to spend with the team due to day long meetings. As a result they miss out on understanding a team member's problem at work and providing the right support and solutions for the same. Failing to support and understanding a team member will lead to recipe of resignation. A manager should always have the practice of having one on one to know more about the team member, and then provide right feedback at the same time to motivate with the right attitude.

1   2  Next>
   
Write your comment now     |     Submit your news/press release


Your Name    Email: 
Type the characters you see in the picture

  Cancel
Let our editorial department know about any news about your company, your organization, or yourself, or any press release that you have. If we find it suitable for our audience, we will contact you and make a news. Please also share any links for the news.

Chr left
Your name     Email 
Type the characters you see in the picture

Reader's comments (198)
1: Entre nosotros hablando, prueben buscar la respuesta a su pregunta en google.com
http://www.shampes.com/

chelsey
Posted by: serjio - 07 Sep, 2011

2: Thanks for tris interesting information! I found it very useful =)
Posted by: buy seroquel - 05 Sep, 2011

3: Yes there should realize the opportunity to RSS commentary, quite simply, CMS is another on the blog.
Posted by: tryecrot - 28 Aug, 2011

4: Really interesting blog, keep up the good work!
Posted by: flagyl online - 27 Aug, 2011

5: Really great article with very interesting information. You might want to follow up to this topic!?! 2012
Posted by: buy provera - 24 Aug, 2011

6: But all of the above...BOSS is BAR....Boss is always right...
Posted by: Anshuman - 04 Mar, 2011

7: Boss some time think that I am god and every thing is in my control. But the correct thing is that he is god because of his supporters/coworkers/staffs works in good faith if the staff dont work in good faith then he never become the supreme one. If he think this one and direct his other co workers as that thay may be the one of them who create the buildings of ...............Then the bossnever hitler. other wise he is ..............
Posted by: Nsingh - 23 Feb, 2010

8: Yes I would be happily ready to act and make mistakes as the boss preferably or act as the employee if I too get money, name and fame as the commercial with naukri or any other similar campaign as the ad is really "SUPERB"
Posted by: AD lover - 22 Feb, 2010

9: Hey readers, Don't blame these Bosses . Blame the syetem which made them Boss without proper training, development and grooming or even giving a clear role and responsibility. Most of the organizations speaks about a fool proof evaluation system but leaves most of the employees with some decisions. Bosses after becoming Boss also forgets their past and the goal . They are actually lost and that's why they behave irresponsible.
Posted by: Meghdut Guha - 22 Feb, 2010

10:taught sensible... they do wont think -"how they are...?"
thanks...
 VBn replied to: Meghdut Guha 
 post - 28 Feb, 2010

11:well said dude
 Vijay Chambel replied to: Meghdut Guha 
 post - 23 Feb, 2010

12:Don't blame others rather take the blame. Suggestion - Why don't you become one (BOSS) Remember Work is God n Health is Wealth :)
 Gods_must_be_crazy replied to: Meghdut Guha 
 post - 23 Feb, 2010

13: After reading the article I really feel pity for all those Boss who are wrongly abused but they are the part of the corporate society without whom or we can say without their stren nature they are many lethargic people who cant even step a single step and keeping this aside when we talk about those people who work hard sincerely and seriously but still get betrayed by their boss is quite a different task.Let the mind be free and let us develop the true atmosphere of corporate instead of simply using the sweet term of being working with the corporates.
Boss never shout at others unnecessarily lest they are not provoked to do so.
Posted by: neeru - 22 Feb, 2010

14: A transformation in corporate leader\'s personality leads to change in organozation\'s culture. Some spiritual qualities are needed to be devloped for better understanding of corporate culture. These qualities help an individual to develop an insight. When inculcated in day to day life these spirituals traits are very helpful in harrassing the inner potaintial & to inspire others\" these views of Dr Pranav Pandya can be really effective in our daily life. Complete & perfect life style with disciplined way of developing personality potential should be in priority.
Posted by: sudha asthana - 21 Feb, 2010

15: Righly said ,but only if boss read it and apply it from right now, things will change, give better dilivery to the industry
Posted by: Krishna Deo Jha - 21 Feb, 2010

16: Most of the points mentioned are being experienced by me.... Very good article and a Manager who is reading it, must introspect.....
Posted by: Kuldip Mishra - 20 Feb, 2010

17:I also agree with you. One more point needs to be added that is about "FAVOURism" or "BIASism" on the basis of region, cast so on. The manger blindly support his own people and gives many types of opportunity in spite of not capable of....which in turn make others frustrated and disheartening and affect on productivity growth.
 Shambhu Dubey replied to: Kuldip Mishra 
 post - 21 Feb, 2010

18: Very insightful article.
It is needless to mention a boss is taking that chair based on his/her talents , and chair has to be respected.
A professional boss is objective in dealing with the employee.She/He uses carrot and stick at appropriate ocassion to get the organisational objective/goals achieved.

The labelling of a boss from worst to excellent , happens when this balance of approach is lacking. It much be noted that many bosses absorb the pressures from the superiors modulate them to make it amenable to the subordinates , so that they take the right actions towards achievement of the goals/objective.

A rapport offline is important between both sides to understand each others motivation levels ( Maslows pyramid ) without crossing the "lakshmanrekha" of objectivity
Posted by: R.Balgopal Prabhoo - 20 Feb, 2010

19:Mr Balgopal , this is very true.
 Rajesh Sahni replied to: R.Balgopal Prabhoo 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

20: Terrible explanation
Posted by: Vasu - 20 Feb, 2010

21: That's great information. I am BOSS in small company having 15 Employees and found that not always but once or more I made all the 10 mistakes. This article will help me to improve and take best of my employees. Atleast I can look into myself and improve. I have read few comments and just wish to say to employees:

1. Boss is Boss because of certain qualities which you should learn to get success in long run.

2. If you are hardworker, you will definately become BOSS one day and that day just try not to do what you hated being employee.

3. If anyone has been promoted to BOSS from employee, he/she will find that many a times when he considered his BOSS wrong being employee, he himself was wrong. When you become BOSS you have different approach and responsibilities.
It is same as being child we many a times say our Parents are wrong but when we become parent, we come to know the real picture.
Very little example, If child wants to touch hot surface of Gas or Oven, parents will never let him do even if he cries. He will understand only when he becomes parent and not otherwise.

4. Many posts where employees did their best but did not receive rewards, I think the best reward is that you learn to work hard and improve your capabilities which will pay you entire life.

BOSS is not GOD who will read each employee's mind and solve all the problems.

I have also been working under BOSSES since I started working and have noticed their mistakes so tries to not to commit with my employees but again One person cannot be perfect in all means, if he is he is either SAINT or GOD.

Best wishes to all.
Posted by: Rajpal - 20 Feb, 2010

22:Thats really appreciating.....But Boss is always Boss....
 Samar Ansari replied to: Rajpal 
 post - 21 Feb, 2010

23: Someone said that Indians are being kicked out of Aus.
I work in Aus with many Indians, Sri Lankans, Chinese, Vietnamese etc. No one wants to kick them out. They are usually competant and fit in well with all the other mixture of ethnics that make Australia a great place to live. People all over the world are the same and want to contribute to the business that employs them and sends their kids to school pays for food and leisure. One of the biggest problems is that the indian accent can be hard to understand, particularly over the phone. I recommend english speaking courses and slow speech.
Posted by: Graham - 20 Feb, 2010

24: Truely the above quality as cited about a boss means a wrong person at wrong place. A boss is a person who is a good leader, & knows how to guide his team to achieve the organisation's goals. He/she should have be patient but one thing, always goody will ruin the team, he should always use the right approach i.e. shout when required & pamper when required. This what I've seen about my ex-boss in last organisation i worked, scolding & appreciation was as per the performance. In short a good boss should be good motivator & HARI of the naukri Ad.
Posted by: Soumen Haldar - 20 Feb, 2010

25: Coercive leadership is the worst form of power exercised by a manager.They forget the other options which are expert, charismatic and reward power.These forms of leadership will make work an enjoyable expereince.Are the arrogant bosses listening?
Posted by: ramangshu sinha - 20 Feb, 2010

26: Ya All Techis & PROs...I really like to join into this session...
.
of BOSSes....

I do feel that Bosses really don't think that How they reached to that place? If it is the way that what you face try on others...That doesn't sounds BETTER....It's BITTER....

Try to be HUMAN first then....Else...I mean BOSS...
Not YES BOSS...

Posted by: Roushan Narayan Jha - 20 Feb, 2010

27: Apropos the 10 point article published, may I bring to the kind notice of the readers that these are probable points and it solely depends on the readers how they take it. Nevertheless, there are always two ways of opinion. One - it could be considered as a constructive feedback to relate to one's profile, two - it could be taken in negative stride, filled with ego and just ignore, let go. I believe this article has reflected most features which we as bosses undergo. What all I can say is Bosses too are humans and mistakes are inevitable...there is no perfect boss. Having said that...it does not make sense if a boss does not try to improve upon the same.
Posted by: Sanjeev Jopat - 19 Feb, 2010

28: Most of the reasons (i.e. 1 to 7) posted are right and i'm the best example i can say. Bosses don't realize that they were also reported to someone who was as his boss once upon a time.
Posted by: Sree Lakshmi - 19 Feb, 2010

29: This is not only in the IT industry but in most of the organizations. Agreed, the bosses are wrong but these days one do not find the right candidated for the job too. The candidates who come looking for a job become sort of complacent when they are given the job, they start taking things for granted and sometime create a situation in the organisation where the particular employee posses himself to be indispensible. It is a human tendency and particularly in India, when the boss becomes more inclined towards his team few of them think the boss is incapable of doing the task which is why he is so 'friendly'to the employees.So in a nutshell it is not the boss who is always wrong but the share goes to the staff as well.A good manager is the one , whos presence is felt even when he is not around. And he should be the one to lead from the front.
Posted by: Gautam Seth - 18 Feb, 2010

30: Enough about bosses. Could we hear on the top 10 mistakes that employees make?
Posted by: Rave - 17 Feb, 2010

31:Hello boss

u dont need a article to tell about what mistakes employees do,If they they do they pay with there jobs,okkk

I think u figured out the one u represent from the above 9.

what is ur luck no?
 fighter replied to: Rave 
 post - 18 Feb, 2010

32: hey, awaiting ur reply
 fighter replied to:  fighter 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

33:Its not enough
 Amit replied to: Rave 
 post - 18 Feb, 2010

34: Indian bosses are nothing more than mere puppies. Its evident they promote people of their types and this is the problem. No boss I have seen so far in my 6 years of career having the guts to accept the challenges openly about the decisions they make. I have always encouraged my subordinates to come up with the questions if they have doubts, initially they felt I was bluffing but when some of them really came up with ideas I applied the same and now every saturday we have informal meetings sharing and taking ideas from them and guiding them to enhance their skills as per my knowledge that has resulted in 5 promotions from my team in span of 7 months. So its true if a subordinate has an issue it should be solved in a time frame after all I believe they are the real one who are generating my salary. So I have to take care of their every issue whether personal or official.
 sumer replied to:  Amit 
 post - 19 Feb, 2010

35: Hi Sumer, from your comment it looks as you are also a BOSS of small team and are not mere puppy. Five fingers are never alike. You are doing good as a BOSS and so many others have been doing.
Best wishes,
 Rajpal  replied to: sumer 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

36: I am agree all these things, but what happen when a manager is doing all these things, provide all resources, spent time with employees, provide facilities to the team members which never happen in the company for those team, organizing parties for them, motivating them time to time, bring them together for team work, ask for their increments to management and they pissed on him. how will you define that? Will these rule wrong that time?
Posted by: Dhir - 17 Feb, 2010

37:by doing all these things, Boss will loose his job ...! coz no productivity?
Maturity should be shown at both ends, you cannot always make comfort zones for your sub-ordinates.
 Boss replied to: Dhir 
 post - 17 Feb, 2010

38: This might not be true with many cases in india,i miss working india as i am employed in dubai. Attitude and level of thoughts of bosses in india are more broad when compared to bosses here in arabian countries. All the above points are applicable to bosses here...
Posted by: shaji - 17 Feb, 2010

39: Lets be precise, the problem discussed here is a bit exaggerated in terms that we are trying to generalize the individual traits of a person to a fraternity of people. Leadership styles are different and are bound to be as per the individual's personality traits.At some or other point of time everybody gets a chance to show their leadership skills and become a BOSS.
Posted by: Pranjal - 17 Feb, 2010

40: this is nothing but question of survival
Posted by: sakthi - 17 Feb, 2010

41: Has any one thought of 10 mistakes subordinates or the team members do?
Posted by: Yuvi - 16 Feb, 2010

42:1. Poor creatures listen to boss
2. Poor creatures listen to boss
3. Poor creatures listen to boss
4. Poor creatures listen to boss
5. Poor creatures listen to boss
6. Poor creatures listen to boss
7. Poor creatures listen to boss
8. Poor creatures listen to boss
9. Poor creatures listen to boss
10. Poor creatures listen to boss
 Ranchi replied to: Yuvi 
 post - 17 Feb, 2010

43: Hi yUVI...The solution to aal the above are to follow the 3 golden rules of management...
Rule 1 - The BOSS is right.
Rule 2 - If NOT..
Rule 3 - Follow the rule no. 1.. THE BOSS IS ALLWAYS RIGHT...
 Rakesh Pancholy replied to:  Ranchi 
 post - 21 Feb, 2010

44: Hi yUVI...The solution to aal the above are to follow the 3 golden rules of management...
Rule 1 - The BOSS is right.
Rule 2 - If NOT..
Rule 3 - Follow the rule no. 1.. THE BOSS IS ALLWAYS RIGHT...
 Rakesh Pancholy replied to:  Ranchi 
 post - 21 Feb, 2010

45: Hi Ranchi, When these poor creatures listen to their parents and teachers for 20 years or more then they come to the position to become an employee.
When these poor creatures will listen to Boss for couple of years will become BOSS one day.

Best wishes,
 Rajpal replied to:  Ranchi 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

46: Most of them are correct. However, to correct all these the employer need to take independent support to analyze the situation. Ultimately, treatment to next level is very important. We use utmost english to create the vision, but the problem comes when we start implementing.
Posted by: Yug - 16 Feb, 2010

47:Hi Yug,
There is no problem in implementing good things. You just start doing one by one. Read all early in the morning and try to do your best, you will succeed.

Best wishes,
 Rajpal replied to: Yug 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

48: Employees today don't know their place as they did back in the 1950's thru the 1980's like I know it. Something is wrong with the employees these days and NOT with the employers. If employees continue to be unhappy because they never learned with employment is all about then bosses will give up and let all those employees go out and make their own businesses (which would be a lot harder to do). That article is just junk as far as I'm concerned.
Posted by: Christie Fox - 16 Feb, 2010

49:Hi Christie,

This article is really useful. This is human nature that we are not happy with the present circumstances. When we are kids, are not happy with parents and teachers. When we are employees, we are not happy with BOSSES. When we are BOSS we are not happy with EMPLOYEES. But that does not mean that we are right at all times. We should improve where we lack and should not be worried what other thinks about us.

Best wishes,
 Rajpal replied to: Christie Fox 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

50: Atleast my boss understands all these things!
The position where our bosses are , they cant expect any faliures, they have to see the company first.
Employees become selfish! they want every benifit by doing as little work as they can (see how u r increasing profits for company)
The performers never look at the darker side, they see an opportunity and personally bosses likes employees to commit small mistakes which train them to be a better employee.
Not all bosses are the same, yes! some are arrogant, but since u have seleced that job and u have sold ur time to the representative of the company, u have to do wht they demand admit that they need some respect also that they are more capable than u.
Bosses need not always be right! u can suggest in a decent way about the solutions, keep ur boss in confidence.
Dont be a yes man!
B urself!, Be a performer! understand the goals of the company, the workculture, and work accordingly!
Posted by: Rohit Pahalwan - 16 Feb, 2010

51:Hi Rohit, very well said.

I agree that employee shoud not be a yes man and he should be himself, a performer, understand goals of the company, workculture and should work accordingly to get success one day.

I have been ignorant many a times about the performance of my staff who is not directly working under me but it is not always. Top management comes to know one day about the performance of lower staff and leaves no stone unturned to promote and appreciate the performance of staff members. It has happened in my company many a times. I have no idea about BIG Corporates.

Best wishes,

 Rajpal replied to: Rohit Pahalwan 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

52:
I do agree with you Rohit, but most probably Bosses dosent want to listen to their employees views even it is correct. This is the first thing that they don't want to work on the employees vies and ideas, you know why? Bcoz they are boss and we are their employees. But On the platform where employees works they know very well the situations and how to handle that situation at the particular point of time. But Bosses always interfere in the case and make it complicated and harder to manage it.
The best way to work is just give the target job to the employee and let him finish the work with deadline in a professional way. Thats it.
Can any body tell me what exactly boss wants from his employee
 Mir replied to: Rohit Pahalwan 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

53: Hi Mir, I may be able to reply your question being a BOSS. I agree with you that Bosses doesn't want to listen to their employees views even if it is correct because to the employee's point of view it may be corrent but actually not.
If we just give the target job to employee and let him finish the work with deadline in a professional way, we will ruin the company as employee's professional way may not been good enough and correct always. BOSS just wants the work to be done with their expertise.
When an employee will understand all the professional ways to get the work done with his strategies independently and succeed in that, he will not remain employee and will become BOSS. That is the different you will learn and understand when you will become BOSS. Children can understand their parents only when they have kids and not otherwise.

Keep doing your best and you will become BOSS one day and understand all these. But just don't forget that day the problem faced being an employee and let your employee's not to face same problems from you.

Best wishes,
 Rajpal replied to:  Mir 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

54:i do agree with rohit,but what it dosnt means that things like arrogance and bad behaviour can be justified,what is needed to be understood is the cause of this behaviour,and rest will be alright.
 abhijat replied to: Rohit Pahalwan 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

55:Very Truly said by Rohit.
 Urmila Gokhale replied to: Rohit Pahalwan 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

56: ultimately final conclusion the universal thumb rule
"BOSS IS ALWAYS RIGHT"
Posted by: vijay k mundhra - 16 Feb, 2010

57:its true. i strongly accept it
 kiran replied to: vijay k mundhra 
 post - 17 Feb, 2010

58:there are only two rules in this universe when boss comes in picture, first one as said by Vijay and the second " even if ur boss is not right, follow the rule no.1"
 mahesh replied to: vijay k mundhra 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

59:Hi Vijay All Knows The universal truth .............
U do u r duty dont read this type of article , concentrate u r work.
 sudhir replied to: vijay k mundhra 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

60: Hi Sudhir, U sound like boss of Vijay.
In tht case this article was for u.
Ha ha ha
please take it easy. It will help all of us,,, bosses and subordinates.
Warm Regards
 AK Sinha replied to:  sudhir 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

61: In view of all the comments it proves that bosses have no sentiments & are being much selfish & insecure. They are being very much fearful with their subordinates who deserve more qualities than bosses. Fearful boss see only mistakes in their subordinates & on the basis of those mistakes they dominate their subordinate & satisfy their ego. Management should learn first lesson of emotions & do work making team feelings as both are only servant of the concern & do work for the organisation not self satisfaction or self ego. Official atmosphere should be like a family respecting & caring all the members of the concern. For growing the concern emotional satisfaction, paying respect to all,accurate evaluations of the employees without partiality & giving opportunities to all deserving officials/officers must be created in the concern otherwise these problems can not be abolished. Management will have to learn the same otherwise management will be changed by force of nature. Common willing powers can do all impossible things.
Posted by: sudha asthana - 16 Feb, 2010

62:u r right
 sanoj Nambiar replied to: sudha asthana 
 post - 17 Feb, 2010

63: i think indians don\'t know the corporate culture.They are greedy....and selfish..
Due to this indians are kicked off from aus and us.
Posted by: mahatama - 16 Feb, 2010

64:Hi Mahatama,

You might have got the bitter experiences. Five fingers are never alike. If you tell about your nationality, I may be able to search and give you examples where your nationality people did worst with other world and when they did best for the world.

you seems to have little experiences of life with which you concluded about 2nd largest populated country citizens in one line.

I have understood from 20 years experiences in my life that every body in this world is greedy and selfish, when it comes to your own life, family, job, culture and friends.

If you just commented to get your irritation out it is alright, but if you want to share your experiences and learn something good discuss and ask in detail about problem you faced. There are thousands of experienced readers here who will guide and teach you.

I have been living in Australia for the last couple of years and never found this kind of problem anywhere.


Best wishes,
 Rajpal replied to: mahatama 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

65:Indians r needy. There is merely 1 or 2 sources to supply the family of 4 to 8 persons. They do sacrifice for their own families. This is my perception. Take it easy.
 Aarti replied to: mahatama 
 post - 19 Feb, 2010

66:It hurts since it's not true.
Mahatma, your selfish wish of just "To be noticed" has made such an irrelevent comment.
Can you produce any 3 different countrymen's statements who have worked with any Indian and they feel the same as you spelt?
I doubt.
So I doubt on your credibility as well.
 AK Sinha replied to: mahatama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

67:I totally disagree with you.Indians are not the only exception.I am working for a British firm,& these guys even after following good mgmt.practises,lack corporate culture & are equally greedy,only difference being they express it in other ways.
 balaji replied to: mahatama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

68:Correct! Cheaters and beggars! What can someone expect? 300 years of slavery made it. Time will change it. Lets hope
 yadab das replied to: mahatama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

69: if u r an indian & thats what u think of indians than rather than writing these comments do something to change it just dont hope .
 mohit replied to:  yadab das 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

70:Indians most passionate about jobs: Survey
15 Feb 2010, 2002 hrs IST, PTI
NEW DELHI: Indians have emerged at the top when it comes to being passionate about their jobs, with a full 72 per cent employees surveyed being
confident about their personal growth and future of their companies, a survey has said.
According to the survey by global HR solutions provider Kenexa, the global average for being passionate about jobs is is 56 per cent, while this is topped by Indians and at the bottom is the Japanese employees with only 41 per cent of them being passionate about their jobs.

As many as 72 per cent of Indian employees surveyed are passionate about their jobs. Indian is followed by Brazil at 63 per cent, Canada at 60 per cent, the US and Germany 59 per cent each, and Saudi Arabia and Russia at 58 per cent each," says the survey.

Indians are passionate about their jobs, when their skills and abilities are put to good use, their company supports work/life balance, have confidence in the company's future, have opportunity to improve their skills and are recognised for their work.

"Similar to romantic passion, workers won't put up with a miserable relationship with their employers for long. As the economic outlook continues to improve, it would behove leaders to'play cupid.' Elevating an employee's passion for his/her job will keep employees happy and committed, even when other attractive opportunities come their way," Kenexa Research Institute's Brenda Kowske said, while releasing the survey findings.

Bottom line - Greed, is required to succeed and therefore we INDIANS supersede..
 Prash replied to: mahatama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

71:U seem to be sarcastic individual.Please do not teach loyalty and culture to Indians.
 vinaayak replied to: mahatama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

72: I agree with everyone. For all questions, the answer should come from one person 'BOSS'. Its true from all BOSSES behaves very rude with their

sub-ordinates. First I hate the word BOSS, just say TL instead of BOSS. By saying the word BOSS he acts like a marfia gang leader inside the Team

that means he is not perfect leader. From over all comments I can list out some important points on the Super Natural Element (BOSS) in the Team.

- Showing partialty inside the Team
- Motivating only selected people in the team
- Some BOSSes will do the delivery fast if they get TREAT (like taking to Bar/Hotel) from the respective person. Actually that is not a TREAT its

CORRUPTION inside the organization
- Excepting more from the sub-ordinates without helping them
- Knowledge sharing is the new concept used in current industry
- Following unnecessary Process and not working for delivery
- Spending more time with management instead of team members
- Most of the team members saves BOSSes job not individuals
- TL should consider team members idea
- Before going to take some steps inside the team he should concern with everyone
- Before moving a person from one team to another team internally he should check whether he/she are interested or not. This was not happening

anywhere
- All BOSSes thinks they are king of the team. They forget they are also a servant for the organization
- Not giving equal opportunity to everyone in the team
- No freedom of decision making
- They should be true to the team members instead of giving fake reasons
- TL should be a good friend to the team members
- Many people quits becoz of the BOSSes not becoz of the company
- Management should keep an eye on all BOSSes

Will continue more....
Posted by: Karthi - 16 Feb, 2010

73:Hi Karthi,

I have posted my replies to many comments you can check and may be able to find as you mentioned that answer should come from one person BOSS. I am BOSS in a small company.

Best wishes,

 Rajpal replied to: Karthi 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

74: i think indians don\'t know the corporate culture.They are greedy....and selfish..
Due to this indians are kicked off from aus and us.
Posted by: mahatama - 16 Feb, 2010

75:if u r an incapable person ur self then keep ur mouth shut , for ur kind information india at present along with china the most dynamic economy & its the indians who have made it . as far as losing jobs is concerned may be u r still living in 1990s ,otherwise u would have known that for last 1&half year world is facing financial crisis & companies are cutting down their employees .
 mohit replied to: mahatama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

76:You Idiot.............
I live in U.S. and I know why Indians are getting kicked off from U.S. The only reason is that U.S. own citizens are out of job and U.S. government is trying it's best to secure the local jobs while pulling out all imigrants and not only Indians.The U.S. government is doing this only because to save jobs for U.S. citizen.
You big Idiot, please think before you write.
 sanjana replied to: mahatama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

77:correct .
really we are 100% selfish people
 mokkai replied to: mahatama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

78: Hi mokkai,

I think, you are wrong. Please check my reply to Mahatama and you may be able to change your mindset.

best wishes
 Rajpal replied to:  mokkai 
 post - 20 Feb, 2010

79: i think that people have wrong image for corporate culture of professionalism.

As per me it is noting more than work and life balance. You can have good friend in office too with whom you will always be in touch throughout your life doesn't matter whether you are in same company or not.

Some people try to be professional and try to create some gap with their peers, subordinate which does nothing more than that they spoil the environment and having always some tension in their mind and don't enjoy their work.

So by this everything is perfect professional
 sandeep basnal replied to:  mokkai 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

80: I have had rather a strange experience from my bosses in the e-learning industry.In my case, my bosses new what I was capable of doing and encouraged me to take initiative and do more than what was assigned to me.

Howevere (as my friends point out) I never asked for a raise or better renumeration. As a result, I found myself in the middle of nowhere and had to struggle to get another job?
Posted by: Salil Gupta - 15 Feb, 2010

81:well ,taking initiatives and doing new things pays off at last.though i would mention that sometimes people give big responsibilities to the person without knowing his capabilities ,and then bla,e him for the failure,I strongly consider this as insincerity ,and in such cases BOSSES should track the progress,and finally take the responsibilities ,this way they can motivate the subordinates to take new challenges.
 abhijat replied to: Salil Gupta 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

82:It was good to have noticed the fact.
It was good that you searched another job.
It must be good that you got a jump in the new job.
It must be good that you are the boss for some in your new job.

It all happened for good.

Hard workers never loose.

 AK Sinha replied to: Salil Gupta 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

83:Ha ha ha.. good one.. :)
 Prashant replied to: Salil Gupta 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

84: If most of the bosses make similar mistakes in dealing with their subordinates then the focus should be on developing leadership skills. A good leader not only inspires and motivates all team members but also empathizes with them.Being strict or lenient may depend upon the situation or the attitude of the subordinates. All bosses need to understand the difference between aggressiveness and assertiveness.
Posted by: Sunita Kadian - 15 Feb, 2010

85:O.K Sunita ji
 Shamsher Rajain replied to: Sunita Kadian 
 post - 17 Feb, 2010

86: who is boss.
B-- BRAVE , BRIGHT, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL, BEYOND CONTROL
O ORGANISED, OPERATOR,ORNAMENTAL
O-- OXYGEN
S- SUPERKING , SECRET ,SURPRISING, SINCERE,

NOBODY IS BOSS. ONLY GOD IS BOSS. WHOSOEVER TAKES SALARY OR PROFIT THEY ARE SELFISH SERVANTS NOT BOSS. BOSS IS ONLY ONE HE IS INVISIIBLE,INVINCIBLE , BEYOND IMAGINATION,THT IS GOD. BKSH
Posted by: BKSH - 15 Feb, 2010

87:Correct...
 Sham replied to: BKSH 
 post - 17 Feb, 2010

88:Hi...
B-- BRAVE , BRIGHT, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL, BEYOND CONTROL
O ORGANISED, OPERATOR,ORNAMENTAL
O-- OXYGEN
S- SUPERKING , SECRET ,SURPRISING, SINCERE,

By mistake you wrote BOOS instead of BOSS. Kindly correct it.. bye take care
 Nidhi replied to: BKSH 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

89: No body born as Boss. Bosses commits mistake that is why they are BOSS.One can only learn by committing mistake.We only have to ensure that we learn from those mistake and we do not repeat this,article should not inform what mistake Boss commits, they should say what I have learn in process of becoming Boss.
Posted by: RAVINDRA KUMAR SAH - 15 Feb, 2010

90: Bstd T surya from IBM Read this
Posted by: racho - 15 Feb, 2010

91: It is apt to tell something about the company and your immediate reporting person in whatsoever type of situation it might be.
Instead of fuming and fretting over the issue it is a right decision to speak up or they snuub you.

It happened to ne in 2006 when I was working with HCL BPO In chennai for the office Depot project headed by Shirley & Co(ex Citibank) One girl by name XXX was working there in the Evening shift she reported to the HR people that i had told something about her to the Security persons who had worked there and the hr persons immediately gave me my termination letter without even knowing the consequences. later i came to know the girl who made a complaint against me commited suicide because of love failur.
Now I work as acommunications Teacher in the prestigious Christ college in bangalore.
Posted by: Jothivasu - 15 Feb, 2010

92: Yes this is really a nice observation for bosses.most of our friend is facing the same problem,but question is that how to deal such kind of bosses.You know that they are doing the same as you read above.if you try to overcome from one point they jumped over another.whenever they needed, say-let do some brain stroming. A junior gives a good and cost effcetive idea.they passes that idea to his senior and gets full credit.At the time of apprisal, approval is awaited from management.As far as his own appraisal is concern,that done 15 days before.why So
Now again come to point,How to deal such kind of bosses?
Posted by: sud - 15 Feb, 2010

93:Simple,shift to other company . thats the only possible way as i did.
 mokkai replied to: sud 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

94: Great answer..but need opportunity boss..
 Maiti replied to:  mokkai 
 post - 21 Feb, 2010

95: It is all very nice to criticize the boss while at work. Being one my self, I would like to think that I have been empathetic, caring and have always tried to see things from an employee point of view. I have trusted employees and given them adequate freedom of action with the proviso that they give results at the appropriate time.Trust and autonomy are however, double edged weapons. Most employees misuse the trust reposed on them and try to take the organization for a ride. It is the committed few that make the organization function effectively.Consider this- you all will one day be bosses - then maybe you will understand the constraints a boss goes through.
Somebody has talked of a military atmosphere in the office- while that is certainly not desirable, employees themselves should possess a modicum of discipline in their dealings- if they do not, then discipline has to be enforced either by example or through some coercion.An organization can ill afford not to be collectively disciplined in case it is to succeed in its endeavours
Posted by: NKS Warrier - 15 Feb, 2010

96:Good..Nice to read..
 jayakrishna replied to: NKS Warrier 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

97: I accept that Boss who has to brings out best in employees.But if u see todays scenario employees are doing the work not for themselves to save his mangers job.
Posted by: Mahantesh - 15 Feb, 2010

98: Because people have different personality or communication styles, some people are more controlling and hence more intimidating than others[ some people have a hard time trusting in others due to their own paranoia. It's important to discover "how you're wired" so effective strategies can be used iwith others as well as knowing yourself. Unfortunately, people spend little time getting to know themselves and spend more time pointing the finger at others.
Meredith Gardner,Ph.D., behavioral psychologist
www strategic-cio-solutions.com
Posted by: Meredith L Gardner - 15 Feb, 2010

99: Because people have different personality or communication styles, some people are more controlling and hence more intimidating than others[ some people have a hard time trusting in others due to their own paranoia. It's important to discover "how you're wired" so effective strategies can be used iwith others as well as knowing yourself. Unfortunately, people spend little time getting to know themselves and spend more time pointing the finger at others.
Meredith Gardner,Ph.D., behavioral psychologist
www strategic-cio-solutions.com
Posted by: Meredith L Gardner - 15 Feb, 2010

100: As quoted rightly all the above points...some bosses even go to the point of one man show and immediately putting the blame on sub ordinates for the failure...leading to a slow poison of mass forced resignation (or termination as those bosses with there core supporters coin it). At times it becomes more pathetic when the Hr, supposed to be a neutral dept becomes an ally of the top boss/ deputy top boss creating -ve vibes and baseless destructive office politics but perking for themselves handsome salaries rejecting those who earn the least in that system and themselves quiting the organisation. These incompetent month on month high salary takers who has/had done nothing except sticking to the system as an advantage against unfortunate forced quitters must be trialled by making the 'mistakes' as fundamental crime through constitutional amendment to stop exploiting the public & private (mostly) sectors and the careers of millions.
Posted by: DEBABRATA PAUL - 15 Feb, 2010

101: yes its true
Posted by: Alok Kumar Srivastava - 15 Feb, 2010

102: Like some said in this trail, the bosses today were also team members during their carrier.......

See that is the problem, people with no proper skills are promoted or made to fill vacant positions

They may be technically the best, but then what about people management skills.
Posted by: editor - 15 Feb, 2010

103:my name is Eddy
 Eddy replied to: editor 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

104: For my boss, management is all about "Intuition and anticipation" ...nothing else matters

We call him with different names .. MoM was the favorite

We also call him the delivery boy ... for him "all deliveries are painful"... wonder if he takes all the pains (god save him!)

He was also called the "Highly paid sniffer dog" for his work on micro management (point # 1)

off course .. snake was his favorite (point # 9 second para)

One of the basic reason why bosses behave this way is due to his basic feeling of insecurity (point # 8 well said)

point #10 is his all time favorite ... he asks ppl to work on weekends by promising them of comp-offs ... but when it comes to turn of subordinates to take comp-offs he says that "Its morally and ethically wrong to ask for comp-off (somebody please teach him morality)
Posted by: Abi - 15 Feb, 2010

105: definitely agree...nice article.
Posted by: neha - 15 Feb, 2010

106: I agree strongly that the most worst thing is insecurity of the bosses,as its hard to deal with such....in my company i did every thing to create comfort in my BOSS ,even sharing all my credit,thinking that after a while when he feels comfortable(may be he was a thrown one from somewhere) ,i can look for my part,but it worked like spoiling a brat,he never wanted me show up anywhere when it comes to credit,and literally expressed his anger if i did so,saying that he is there to save my gains. Second thing i would lik to mention is that BOSSES showing friendliness could be dangerous as they can be bosses at times & friends both according to their needs.
Posted by: abhijat - 15 Feb, 2010

107: well...it's easier said than done...let's see how many of them bosses follow these...
Posted by: bijunator - 15 Feb, 2010

108: I do agree with this article....what i believe is if you really work to omit these mistakes you will really be a good leader of your team..........
Posted by: ashok  - 15 Feb, 2010

109: fine...But all bosses are not like this...
Posted by: Megharaj Pawar - 15 Feb, 2010

110: I agree with the author on many counts. Many times boss does not even know the capacity or capabilities of his employees. In order to know it, one must undergo such challenging assignments. But normally boss assign such work to blue eyed johnnies only. Other don't even get a chance to prove their metal.

Other thing is clear and complete communication. Boss assumes many things and expects the results accordingly and the employee is totally unawre of the expectations.

Fear of failure by delegating makes the boss to do things himself and his subordinates never get chance to come up.
Posted by: Vikas Bhure - 15 Feb, 2010

111: I had been General Manager in a company. I have observed that many bosses show unfriendliness or disrespects to subordinates. Bosses shall be trained first on how to behave with subordinates so as to win their confidence. Many MBAs and HR managers too remain dictators to staff. I would always blame the bosses for failures on the part of their staff. If they had duly motivated the staff members
with due respect and guidance, there will definite increase of productivity at least by 25 to 30 percent.The bosses should groom themselves into efficient mentors or 'guru's.
For any deviations in the growth of productivity, I would always identify the fault with the managers first and not with low level employees. Low level people shall be ever treated the most wanted workers. Only then, the productivity rate grow steadily.
Posted by: SRINATH - 15 Feb, 2010

112: It is not only IT industry bossess behaviour but in almost all industry in India. Eg I was working in FMCG Company and Welll Known MNC famous for its foods and Beverages. My boss was arrogant, Idiot,Ruthless like Hitlar and Venmous he hails from GOA.He never motivated the employees,no guidance.leading through Indimidation.He was just an Regional Sales Manager but now he has raised to level of Head Mktg South Africa.Because the TOP boss who was a english men at that time in India was too an Idiot to the core.No Jokes. So every where there are people. IT is no exception
Posted by: Jayasankar - 15 Feb, 2010

113: Excellent This is what every one experiences...

Posted by: Chetan M - 15 Feb, 2010

114: yeah.. the first 7 points i ever experienced in my work
life..but i have seen exactly same kinds of situations
described in 8th point in my previous organization.
and still i am badly becoming "BAKRA" by believing the fake
promises..
Posted by: suresh - 15 Feb, 2010

115: My god's grace i do have a good boss who stand's aside me every time when i am pushed in to critics due to my peer's.. But do put yourselves in to their shoes you don't have any option but to handle the pressure from the top management .. i agree the fact that some boss are really cruel ( My previous boss ) and they don't even hesitate to push you down .
Posted by: Viki - 15 Feb, 2010

116: First 8 points are ok, but 9th and 10th ponits are very close to real life, especialy when it comes to sales in IT industry, again I hardly find any role of HR in entire process. I firmly believe that motivation is reuired to all, but they need to be motivated not by promisses or commitments, one has to show a case study.
Posted by: Swapnil - 15 Feb, 2010

117: ok in some cases boss should be rude and easy but he should not favour somebody and play politics with others.

This is realy eye wahser to the bosses who are thinking themselfs very smart in work. thanks Jayant
Posted by: Jayant - 15 Feb, 2010

118: Good and indeed this is a EYE OPENER for all the bosses. Great and these kind of articles will make the boss to correct them.
Again I feel this should not be concentrated on IT. It should be an general view NOT for a specific IT industry alone. Thanks Nandu
Posted by: Nanda Kumar S - 15 Feb, 2010

119: Very Nice article...I am sure all of us have faced atleast one point in time a situation where you find a manager in an offensive role...I think every company should be very careful in choosing a manager,they should not look at somebody's experience in the field..and make a manager but should judge by their emotional quotient,overall wellbeing.Otherwise some frustrated boss can wreck up not only his reputation but also the company's name...and live as a thorn in many people's mind!I have had an experience where I had chance of meeting this stereotype HARI SADU...
Posted by: Vidya Chakravarthy - 15 Feb, 2010

120: The worst mistake a boss can make is to have double standards for work- one for his/her favourites and another for those not in his/her favour. Sometimes the favourites are only ingratiating subordinates who agree with the boss to gain advantages but do not possess the qualities that are required for excellence
Posted by: Manisha - 15 Feb, 2010

121: They are also having bosses.They have to satisfy them.Every one should be a boss one day.That time only you will feel the pressure.
Posted by: Gunal - 15 Feb, 2010

122: In my case the situation is reversed, my boss is good, but I hate the company I am working in. That's why I am leaving my job.
Posted by:   - 15 Feb, 2010

123: Nice article...But i must say..not all bosses are same. mine is a gentle person But he like the person who is buttering around him.. that not affect my work, my progress.. Bosses are also the human beings.. as gud/bad nature.. Depends. But the real boss is who can use his resources(manpower) effectively, without any trouble to their employees...
Posted by: Gaurav Sharma - 15 Feb, 2010

124:good one
 joshua replied to: Gaurav Sharma 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

125: As far as IT industry is concerned The issue lies in middle level management ,these guys come with decade old values and do not understand the current trends in the industry .. Not willing to take any challenge and what starts of as an strategical position initially finally turns into complete tactical way of handling not only work but also humans ..

Obviously they cant afford to be ransparent and authentic .Unfortunately there is no way of dealing with these guys as no matter where you move you will find the same ones.Only way of overcoming this is that you become the boss urself.
Posted by: Anshu - 15 Feb, 2010

126:agreed
 James replied to: Anshu 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

127: Most of the bosses in India are chamcha products... and if they sense an intelligent employee they will screw him up, so that he cannot grow and become a competition to them..the success mantra in India: Speak loud,create an impression u are busy always ( no time even to vist the loo), chamcha ur boss-Its an investment..u will be rewarded well in ur nxt appraisal. If ur honest,ethical, skilled, mind ur own biz person..u are branded non aggressive...
Posted by: Krama - 15 Feb, 2010

128:I agree with your views..This is my first job & the boss behaviour with the subordinates is totally 'disgusting'.He does not share his responsibility openly with others, puts finger on sub ordinates for any failures,shows himself as the smartest guy on the earth,treats others 'less humane' ...
 Pavan replied to: Krama 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

129:I agree and the first two lines are very much true. Thats happening in my team.
 Karthi replied to: Krama 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

130:i totally agree with your thoughts
 Bhavesh replied to: Krama 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

131: its an good article, very important to freshers to read this ,so that they will get a picture about what is going on in their concerns where their are newly selected to grow up with, and to practice how to react to the kinds of bosses who are mentioned in this article..
Posted by: sowmya - 15 Feb, 2010

132: Are the ass*oles in Wipro & Infosys Listening
Posted by: Animesh - 15 Feb, 2010

133: I don't fully agree with all the comments. Few bosses are good. they promote ur work and ur intelligence. On the other hand, many bosses always dominate their subordinates to show the authority(which is of now use to themselves) which their bosses have given to them. Specially in IT industry, the main criteria for any boss is that he should be very dominating or else he can't survive. So sick!
Posted by: Manish Shivhare - 15 Feb, 2010

134:Here is a matter of corruption thats why such authority do not like to make cohand to the person like to do fair work due to insecurity .
 Ravin replied to: Manish Shivhare 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

135: Good article...
Posted by: Viral - 15 Feb, 2010

136: Now the Question arises here why all the Bosses are of such types. Only the answer to this is Boss feel insecure about their position. Once this feeling gone all Boss will be good. In old days there was the system of seniority based position that is no more in current context.
Posted by: Amit Dhania - 15 Feb, 2010

137: Really it is a good article with learning material .I belongs to a Govt. Service in the capacity of Group - A Officer . my immediate senior boss playing politics in the office and during his absence , he always handover the charge to Gropu B officer in my presence & same had been discussed with the higher authority but he ignored this issue as both have very strong bond , what should i do .please suggest
Posted by: Ravin - 15 Feb, 2010

138:Hi Ravin U r Govt Servent ... dont wait as possible make Transfer anther work place.
 Sudhir replied to: Ravin 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

139: Well, who doesn’t like power! The Boss is no exception to this. The mistakes highlighted in the article are all a means of retaining the power. Bosses who do not know how to grow in the organization or who cannot create an opportunity for themselves tend to commit these mistakes. I have seen both good and bad bosses. And most bosses tend to turn bad when they do not outgrow the position they are currently in.
Posted by: Supriya - 15 Feb, 2010

140: I agreed with all of u.
Posted by: Rakesh Sinha - 15 Feb, 2010

141: In IT industry or any private company, I have never seen anyone praising his / her immediate boss. I do not know the reason for this. Similarly, nobody praises his / her subordinates - always.
Posted by: K G Gouthaman - 15 Feb, 2010

142: Hi friends,
A very good piece on Bosses. Partailty is rampant in offices. Bosses show special attention to those they like and then justify on the grounds, 'He is more competent than you' what a lie!
Posted by: Smart - 15 Feb, 2010

143:You are right man. In my team 'PARTAILTY' plays a big role not in my office. He always say TEAM WORK but all credit goes to him not for the team members. I don't what the bosses doing after initiating to team members. Management must look at the BOSSES behavior and attittude inside the team.
 Karthi replied to: Smart 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

144: There are bosses who divide & rule. Put one subordinate against the other & watch the fun. Many bosses play politics while appraising - performance of subordinate may be good but boss will be backstabbing as there is no transparency - hence subordinates get de-motivated.
Posted by: sesha - 15 Feb, 2010

145:You are perfect man
 Karthi replied to: sesha 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

146: Not contradicting but adding up to ur point .At times the manager is not confident enough to believe in new things around them, It happens only with them who are not open to changes in their working patterns. As per them A better manager is someone who can get his work done by others.
Posted by: Marvin - 15 Feb, 2010

147: My boss is a very wise man but in my office i am the boss of lots of people and they also think that i am very rude kind of person as i never forgive them for their mistake if they are committed twice.Earlier when i joined the company i was very kind to them and the result was that they took me for granted and then i realised i should be very rigid when it comes to work and in maintanning dicipline
Posted by: satyendra - 14 Feb, 2010

148:you are absolutely right...but how can we change some persons by maintaining your own personal discipline when it has to be expected from your colleagues....
 pras replied to: satyendra 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

149: I have some questions and points here....
What about handling situation in an unethical manner?
What to do when you find that your boss is unethical in nature at the same time technically stronger than you?

I always considered that client is not our client boss is our client. But how to trust your boss when you find him lying?

How will you find an ideal person in your organization?
How to decide growth path under these situations?
Quitting is not the option always....
Posted by: shivaji - 14 Feb, 2010

150:Dear Shivaji,

Your concern is very valid. But let me assure you that not all bosses are that way. Infact getting an excellent boss of your expectation is like having a wife/children of your taste, which is purely accidental. What I did was I visualized what type of a boss i would like to have and slowly started behaving like I visualized, which is very effective. Ultimately allowing somebody to pull your strings or not is purely in your hands and not necessarily you should dance to the whimps and fancies of your boss. Over the period of time when you become one this imaginary effective practice will become a reality where you will set a trend/ be a role model of being a very effective and emphathatic boss. By the way, when you yourself are the answer to the search there is no need for your to search for any ideal person in your organisation. Hope this should give some hints on handling your current situation.
 N K Balaji replied to: shivaji 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

151: Hi All

A good article...
hope this will be an eye opener to all bosses...
but I am facing one level more than this...its my bosses boss who made mistakes understanding me and my boss...
now my boss is no more...in the company...
and while quitting he has made put all the black paint on me and gone... Now I am busy washing all the rubbish...how on earth can a person believe such stupid people soo much...oh my god...GOD SAVE THE BOSS
I have only one option...I should also quit this place...hope I am lucky...
Posted by: Girish - 14 Feb, 2010

152: I believe, bosses should always motivate the employees and give them good guidance both in terms of work as well as in terms of career path,so juniors working under him will give their 200% for atleast that boss,even if not for the company.
Secondly, boss should always understand that everyone knows that he can do all those jobs well,that is why he has been promoted to that position. His responsibility is to get the work done by team and focus on bigger picture,he should always give his team the desire credit in front of top management, because if juniors get promoted, he himself will automatically get promoted.
He should not be Hitler, because now a days bossism is not that much effective because there are lots of jobs available in the market.
Another major mistakes which bosses do is that they create a problem in front of employee who wants to quit as for example not giving relieving letter, demotivate him against new company, stop his last month salary etc etc. They should understand that invidual will exist irrespective oof companies existence in future.

Posted by: Ronjon - 14 Feb, 2010

153: What you have mentioned is 100% correct. It has become a common thing most of organisation. Regards Sunder
Posted by: sunder - 14 Feb, 2010

154: good.Shoot these to the bosses and let them realize they are leading humans and not androids.Bosses should be friends and not a wall where who feel like a brick within it.
Posted by: Bidyut  - 14 Feb, 2010

155: i had came across the 9th & 10th point ie, trying to be friendly & professional at the same time & making fake promises in order to get things done.
It becomes a very complicated kind of relationship as u may or may not trust your boss as he is not playing fair but is trying to be good in front of you. Silicon India, u made me realize where my previous boss was wrong, Thanks anyways.
Posted by: Shubhneet Sethi - 14 Feb, 2010

156: I agreed with Monami .....its everywhere in the world....Bosses are always HITLERS
Posted by: prabhu - 14 Feb, 2010

157:You are wrong my dear, that's probably you might be working in IT industry and I don't know much about that, but if you would have worked in Sales/Marketing/Admin/HR you would have known what is the real meaning of manager & management. Always love your jobs and your bosses will look at you very affectionately. Bosses appears to be hitlers, but think of the people who make them hitlers. It's only the incompetent employees bcoz they neither can work nor can quit always blaming others/superiors for their illnesses.
 pras replied to: prabhu 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

158: This is really some awesome facts bout bosses But my boss is not like this
Posted by: Sparsh Magoo - 14 Feb, 2010

159: What would happen, if ur boss will get jealous for ur top performance, success,no guidance and only hungry for credit, its happening with me, I gv ideas & he swallows credit, how disgusting...Rascal!
Posted by: Ram - 14 Feb, 2010

160:Really its totally demotivating Ram, I am working in an ad agency and its happening with me also, my boss will not sit more than 7 pm but will ask me to sit and do upto9, no participation in idea generation, but always take credit in front of the client and art director, so what to do? give an suggestion!
 kunal replied to: Ram 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

161: Hi Ram,
Play the Game with him...skip the level if possible..
Discuss the idea, keep the key with you...
give the key when he has explaine the idea directly to your client or art director...
try this buddy...
 Girish replied to:  kunal 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

162: Dont play all ur cards together
if u get a chance to be in the client meeting play the trump card then... but be diplomatic...say u just had an idea...and proceed with it...
 SDN replied to:  kunal 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

163: Its similar kind of problems i face in my organization where management nor reporting manager does not want review the employee's feed back nor performance which is disgusting and also many time we request for meeting were his response will be no time .
Posted by: Raj  - 14 Feb, 2010

164: bosses bring their insecurities and frustrations to work also.They rule their employees the way their mood swings are.They exploit their employees for their personal work.They are most ungrateful>I suggest there should be etiquette and groming classes for them too, as they expect a lot by giving in too little whether its related to any form of services.I totally agree they treat their employees as BONDED LABORERS.......
Posted by: monali patel - 14 Feb, 2010

165: I am lucky to have really Good Ideal Boss.
Posted by: Sandeep Khandewale - 14 Feb, 2010

166: Mostly bosses are of cruel type they only think about their self, even they think that they have no social responsibility for their employees.
Posted by: ishan sharma - 14 Feb, 2010

167:Just to add the fact that employees quit bosses and not companies..
 Monami replied to: ishan sharma 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

168: Most of them love to work in the company but not under these kind of BOSSES.
 Karthi replied to:  Monami 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

169: I agreed with Monami .....its everywhere in the world....Bosses are always HITLERS
 Amit Patel replied to:  Monami 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

170: All employees today are future bosses. This means all current bosses were employees in past. So who is to blame?

In my opinion issues has been not addressed here properly or blown out of proportion.There are very small section of bosses as well as employees who have this kind of issue . Barring few exceptions, incapable boss shows bossism and worthless employees have problem with their bosses.

Always look for the larger picture . My simple suggestion,enjoy your work and live your personal life fully. Nothing else will matter much in long run.
Posted by: Phani Bhushan - 14 Feb, 2010

171:Unfortunately, Phani, that's not the way it is. Inflation is a fact, so people need more money just to make ends meet. So, they work hard and smart, etc but still don't get recognition because the boss is incapable.

Yes, all today's employees may not become great bosses of future but that does not mean that the bosses should be absolved of their crimes.
 Kaushik replied to: Phani Bhushan 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

172:rightly said...
 Sudhir replied to: Phani Bhushan 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

173:Dear Phani,
What you said is 100% correct...
as you see the comments above there are some exceptions of bosses...
but others have learnt from their bosses...
or scared of losing because of their incapability...
a person really capable of things will never bother and will be the same as today...
 Girish replied to: Phani Bhushan 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

174: You might have been lucky to have good bosses. Otherwise, you'd realise that most incapable people rise because of bad bosses and capable people ultimately quit for better options.
 Kaushik replied to:  Girish 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

175: Should wenot look at the situation from Boss's point of view, If some one is a senior employee he has his openions formed on certain previous experiances. he is normaly treats his juniors based on the openion he holds in his mind, and if his treatment is taken as his mistake then "GOD SAVE THE BOSS", remember Bossd is always right, better introspect yourself then to find his mistakes.
Posted by: Arvind R Gore - 14 Feb, 2010

176:Arvind, the writer failed to mention the 11th & 12th mistake they do and its blaming on another, and the 12th is a stubborn attitude. There is no doubt u belong to that category,God save ur subordinate! just change afterward and put a big contribution to this revolution in increases the employees credibility and 100% utilization of the resources available to the company and the ultimate growth of the company.And of course learn the proper man management strategies!
 Ram replied to: Arvind R Gore 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

177:The article is good. But consider this:
Everyone writes what type the boss is & what is his behavior with sub-oridinates & other team members. Nobody mentions why the boss is what he is today. Look, any one who is new in his career is always enthuastic & has a aim to do something great. But this desire goes phut, when he climbs the ladder up & starts bossing with these 10 mistakes. This he learns from his bosses & their bosses & their bosses & ultimately either Family business owner OR Minister in GovtPSUs who are the ultimate bosses. So we do not need IIMs, what we need is to correct this ultimate bosses.
 Ramesh replied to: Arvind R Gore 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

178: Arvind, the writer failed to mention the 11th mistake they do nad its blameing on another person, there is no doubt u belong to that catagory, just change afterwards and put a big contribution in this revolution. and learn the proper man management strategies!
 Ram replied to:  Ramesh 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

179: a good article, it shows mirror to me, now i too try to mend my ways
thanks
Posted by: rajeev - 14 Feb, 2010

180: i agree on these points i feel that boss will remain boss, he / she will never be friends of the subordinates/ fellows, this is possible in TV advertisement standing infront of boss and calling him / her by such types of words, accoding to me bosses always having this fear that if they will become friends to their fellows they might have loose their position.
Posted by: Reena Shrivastava - 14 Feb, 2010

181:this is not correct reena if boss is doing this and he lost his possition it means he is not capable of his post,becaus boss must have some extra knowledge/experiance than his subordinates/ fellows.
 maoj pate replied to: Reena Shrivastava 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

182: That may be a reflection of how he/she was handled during initial careers... The T&D function of HR should focus on creating some kind of on-job-orientation for the bosses to handle situation...
Posted by: gr Reddy - Husys HR Function Outsourcing - 14 Feb, 2010

183: Yes, even I support that bosses in India treat there employees like bounded labors. Whatever managerial technique they apply, Its in there blood “the Bossism". They feel as if they are paying from there pocket even though corporate pays, there employees. They do partiality among team members when there are lady employees.

After all why do we need boss!!!

Srinivas
Posted by: Srinivas B N - 14 Feb, 2010

184:Right Please check Odesk.com and Dont blame others rather take the blame. Suggestion - Why dont you become one (BOSS) Remember Work is God n Health is Wealth :)
 Gods_must _be_crazy replied to: Srinivas B N 
 post - 23 Feb, 2010

185: Bosses are very aggressive these days, they do not even care of employees feeling, sometime in companies it feels that employees are not the part of the company, they are just a servant, to whom they pay , so that work should be done by them. I am very much agree with micro management term. This can be seen easily, sometimes boss behave very rude. This things should be avoided, then only the employees will not think for job change.
Posted by: Manoj Kumar - 14 Feb, 2010

186: Now-a-days bosses need to very careful while handling their executives.
Posted by: jayashree - 14 Feb, 2010

187:I don't believe this is true, while I'd agree with the attitude of Manager's in the US and Europe, Predominantly bosses in India behave like treating subordinates as bonded labours without caring for their personal life by calling any time without a reqest, rather an order to get it done!

I believe concept of Indian management is not yet upto the mark and perhaps this attitude is changing in some good MNC's, however mostly we fail to produce good quality managers leading to incompetent, insecure managers who DO NOT allow employees to grow

Also, I m deppressed by the way India decision making is ! perhaps slower than ever while a good employee would have take a decision but suppressed without being able to bring ideas to the table due to lack of suppor from the Managers
 JAY replied to: jayashree 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

188: Jayashree, I totally agree with you
 Heena replied to:  JAY 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

189:Pls Ms.Jayashree can u explain in which way we need to be careful?
 VIJESH replied to: jayashree 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

190: I am unable to understand all the bosses are having habbit of comming late to office though the previous day in town.

If boss comes laten person whoworks in his team come late
 raghul replied to:  VIJESH 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

191: No one here is talking about how sub ordinates behave. In IT, while the market was booming, the team members would disappear and fly over seas. There are so many of them who like surfing the net and chatting on phone most of the times. Typically they will part hard over the week ends and have hang ups on Mondays.

I agree Indians dont make good managers. As they are made to multi task unlike manager in UK and US. We are a poor economy. We need to work more for lesser money, only then we will be be able to increase exports.The manager is expected to get more work done than a manger in US and UK.

Like some said in this trail, the bosses today were also team members during their carrier. They are also aware how much their subordinates curse them, coz these bosses would have some the same in during their initials years. These so called bosses are also working under constraints from the management and customers.

I believe its unfair to make any conclusions about bosses or subordinates. This topic is debatable. All those cursing their bosses today, please become good bosses and prove yourself. You will realize when you take up that position. As some one said here, like life today and enjoy your work.
 bkk replied to:  VIJESH 
 post - 14 Feb, 2010

192: Bosses need to handle a team successfully. Scientifically it has been proven a team excels when put under pressure, it’s not just the James bond finishing off the task just before the movie ends/bomb defuses, and such trait is available in all human beings. Some times if you believe that you are being asked to do too much and given too little time or resources it’s up to you how you handle your boss and convey him the message that it can’t be done in a logical convincing manner and stand firm. If you can’t do then it must be that nobody in the world can do it---present such a scenario.
If you can’t show your importance, your value addition to the company to your Boss and moderate his behaviour then consider that you have a long way to go and grow up.
Ultimately remember “Nobody is your Boss but you’re your own” he just takes your inputs modulates and disseminates it to higher authority. You’re indispensible but your boss is not. You can excel and survive without your boss but he will struggle like hell without your inputs and dedicated work. Wake up kid!
 sugatha  replied to: bkk 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

193: great article, Holds true for current IT Industry trend
 shishir khare  replied to: bkk 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

194: Excellent. This is what every one experiences. I expect my
boss should read this article
 Jack replied to: shishir khare 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

195: It is not only IT industry bossess behaviour but this is happining in automobile industry also.this is my experiance that employer should trust on employee and should give him full liberty to apply his brain in the progress of the company.
 manoj patel  replied to: Jack 
 post - 15 Feb, 2010

196: not all the bosses r d same . dere r sum bosses dat are gd also.
do appreciate dem
anu
 anu  replied to: manoj patel 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

197: OK, whatever is discussed till now, that belongs to those who are so called our BOSSES. but look @ our future will the same discussion going to be continued @ that time also ? ... smone had compared MNC mgmt with Indian mgmt! Hw those can be compared ? ... yeh toh time time ki baat hai.. sirf har baat ko dekhne ka apna nazariya alag hona chaahiyee ....... :-)
 Sandesh  replied to: anu 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010

198: let us hope and pray that we get bosses like anu is having.......but let me tell one more thing, whenever the factor LADY comes in picture the word BOSS is always gud..........
 mahesh  replied to: anu 
 post - 16 Feb, 2010
Disclaimer
Messages posted on this Web site under the `Comments' area are solely the opinions of those who have posted them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Infoconnect Web Technologies India Pvt Ltd or its site www.siliconindia.com. Gossip, mud slinging and malicious attacks on individuals and organizations are strictly prohibited. Infoconnect Web Technologies India Pvt Ltd can not be held responsible for errors or omissions in content, nor for the authenticity of the user/company name or email addresses associated with posted messages. Infoconnect Web Technologies India Pvt Ltd reserves the right to edit or remove messages containing inappropriate language or any other material that could be construed as libelous, potentially libelous, or otherwise offensive or inappropriate.Infoconnect Web Technologies India Pvt Ltd do not endorse the products and services or any other offerings mentioned in these messages.
Beautiful and dress selection, please go to Dresses
Plan on visiting the Lotus Temple? Get Great Deals on Delhi Hotels !
Buy India Wholesale Products on DHgate.com
SPOTLIGHT



News:           Technology   |   Enterprise IT   |   Tech Products   |   Startups   |   Finance   |   Business   |   Career   |   Magazine  |   Dailydose   |   News archive   |  
RSS
Network:       Network   |   Profile   |   Messages   |   Scrapbook   |   Find   |   Blogs   |   Communities   |   Events   |   Q&A   |   CXO Insights  
Career:        Jobs   |   Companies     |   Mentorship   |   Videos   |   Career blogs   |   Training institutions  |   Freshers
Online courses:   Web developer   |   Java developer   |   CCNA training   |   SEO   |   SAS   |   SQL server 2005   |   J2EE
Education:   MBA   |  MCA   |   Engineering   |   Overseas Education   |   Internship
Life:                  Jokes   |    Bookstore   |   Relocate  |  Marketplace
Cities:             Startup   |  Real estate   |   Finance  
Company:   About us   |   Contact   |   Help   |   Community rules   |   Advertise with us   |   Sitemap
Member directory:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z   
and help us continue to improve SiliconIndia
© 2010 SiliconIndia all rights reserved