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Linked: Actions of a good boss turning into a bad boss
It’s true. Our words and actions, especially when things are stressful, undermine what we think we are. You may think you’re being a good boss, and maybe most of the time you are, but those days when you’re stressed and short with people or the days you decide to not deal with a problem, become the days that define you in the eyes of the people who report to you.
To them, you aren’t just another person having a bad day. You are the person who controls their success at this company for better or worse, so it’s not just you having a bad day, it’s the organization having a bad day, directed at them.
Quick Thought – What Does It Say That You Need To Shutdown Your Business for People to get a Break?
If the issue is that people are getting burned out because they are either not taking time off, are continuing to work during their time off to avoid being overwhelmed with work that piled up, or are actually being contacted by their team members during their time off, how about we figure out how to create a culture that allows people to disconnect during their time off, instead of literally just closing up shop for a week?Â
Does Remote Work Make It Obvious Who is Getting Work Done?
Regarding technology flattening the organization, I would agree with Ed. Where I’m going to disagree is in assuming every workplace has figured that out and taken advantage of it.Â
Bad managers are still bad managers, even if they are remote. If the management style at your company is to measure work by, what Ed calls, the “appearance of work”, you’ve probably struggled with remote work. Or, you’ve got everyone in meetings, or at least available online all day, every day. On the other hand, if you’ve switched to remote work and also switched the way you measure your directs, you’ve probably been very successful and might even be willing to accept remote work permanently. It’s all about understanding that what we do with teams when they work in-person doesn’t work with remote teams and adjusting.Â
Remote work isn’t compatible with management that measures workers by the hours they spend at their desks or how many people like you. Those measurements kind of go out the window. So it would be best if you had new, better measurements. I’d argue that you need the measurement you should have always been using, but I digress.Â
Shared Links (weekly) Aug. 6, 2023
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Building A Learning Organization: Investing In Employee Growth And Development
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Generative AI Could Reduce Law Firm Revenue by 23.5%– Interesting look at something that all industries using a billable hour model should be considering. More efficient work isn’t always profitable for you, which should raise larger questions.
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Are your leaders sabotaging your company culture?– Poor leaders create poor culture, and there’s no avoiding it.
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7 Interview Questions That Will Reveal a Company’s Culture– It can be difficult to know what a company is really like, maybe some of these can help.
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