An Ideal Boss
Наталья Маринченко
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An Ideal Boss
A boss can make an employee look forward to going to work in the morning or dread getting out of bed. Some bosses seem to have a natural gift for motivating people. Others can make life miserable for employees, resulting in lower productivity, lack of motivation and low morale. No one is perfect, including bosses. Nevertheless, the description of an ideal boss seems quite reasonable. It contributes to the whole idea of human values, it helps to define personal attitude towards career and its main goals.
I suggest that we assume Fons Trompenaas’s divisionin of cultures into specific and diffuse as a basis of this description.
First of all, I’d like to single out some features of a good boss which are welcomed in both cultures. Then I will dwell on the positive aspects of character that are typically appreciated in each type of business culture.
So, among universal features valued in a boss I’d mention the following:
1. Professionalism
2. Tolerance
3. Leadership by example
4. Respect for all employees
5. Value in all employees
6. Industry
7. Ability to find a compromise
8. Responsibility
9. Dedication
10. Discipline
11. Team building skills
Now, there are some features that are mostly appreciated in the diffuse type of culture (personal space dominates public space). So, an ideal boss should be:
1. Understading
2. Humane
3. Helping
4. Guiding
5. Like-minded
6. Empathic for employees
7. Sympathetic
And within the specific type (personal and public spaces are separated) a good boss is the one who posesses the following qualities:
1. Ability to cooperate
2. Distinct goal-setting
3. Effective communication (able to articulate team goals, objectives and expectations clearly)
4. Transparency (able to engage in open, honest communication that is frequent, relevant and authentic)
5. Punctuality
6. Respect for one’s privacy
There is no doubt that all these qualities are significant for efficiency and success. However in
Гр.506
An Ideal Boss
A boss can make an employee look forward to going to work in the morning or dread getting out of bed. Some bosses seem to have a natural gift for motivating people. Others can make life miserable for employees, resulting in lower productivity, lack of motivation and low morale. No one is perfect, including bosses. Nevertheless, the description of an ideal boss seems quite reasonable. It contributes to the whole idea of human values, it helps to define personal attitude towards career and its main goals.
I suggest that we assume Fons Trompenaas’s divisionin of cultures into specific and diffuse as a basis of this description.
First of all, I’d like to single out some features of a good boss which are welcomed in both cultures. Then I will dwell on the positive aspects of character that are typically appreciated in each type of business culture.
So, among universal features valued in a boss I’d mention the following:
1. Professionalism
2. Tolerance
3. Leadership by example
4. Respect for all employees
5. Value in all employees
6. Industry
7. Ability to find a compromise
8. Responsibility
9. Dedication
10. Discipline
11. Team building skills
Now, there are some features that are mostly appreciated in the diffuse type of culture (personal space dominates public space). So, an ideal boss should be:
1. Understading
2. Humane
3. Helping
4. Guiding
5. Like-minded
6. Empathic for employees
7. Sympathetic
And within the specific type (personal and public spaces are separated) a good boss is the one who posesses the following qualities:
1. Ability to cooperate
2. Distinct goal-setting
3. Effective communication (able to articulate team goals, objectives and expectations clearly)
4. Transparency (able to engage in open, honest communication that is frequent, relevant and authentic)
5. Punctuality
6. Respect for one’s privacy
There is no doubt that all these qualities are significant for efficiency and success. However in