Quality of Good Boss
I am going to analyze an article written by Robert I. Sutton for the August 2010 issue of The McKinsey Quarterly about; how good bosses matter and what is the quality of good bosses?
“Bosses matter more than 95 percent of all people in the workforce have bosses, are bosses, or both. They matter because they set the tone for their followers and organizations. And they matter because many studies show that for more than 75 percent of employees, dealing with their immediate boss is the most stressful part of the job. Lousy bosses can kill you—literally. A 2009 Swedish study tracking 3,122 men for ten years found that those with bad bosses suffered 20 to 40 percent more heart attacks than those with good bosses.”(Sutton, 2010). According to Sutton (2010) whether you are the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or the chef at a restaurant, your success depends on staying in tune with the people you interact with most frequently and intensely. A good boss knows well how to keep his subordinates happy and in harmony to get their best performance in order to get the job done .So, it is obvious that a supervisor must have the quality of good leader, matter-of-fact, intelligent, adroit, expert in his field, good personality and a good sense of humor.
Moreover, a boss must be expert in his field. This is also an important aspect because he has to guide other people who are working under him. He should be intelligent and expert enough, in order to make an influence on his subordinates. In addition, he has to often make decisions and face several predicaments in the business. He should be adroit and clever enough to foresee the future to make wise decisions. And also, must know how to avoid or to deal with heavy odds.
Next, attribute of a boss is his impressive personality. It is said that personality is the first impression of a person. Sometimes the personality of a person makes other people feel compelled to follow him. Since, supervisor has to visit several people in the
“Bosses matter more than 95 percent of all people in the workforce have bosses, are bosses, or both. They matter because they set the tone for their followers and organizations. And they matter because many studies show that for more than 75 percent of employees, dealing with their immediate boss is the most stressful part of the job. Lousy bosses can kill you—literally. A 2009 Swedish study tracking 3,122 men for ten years found that those with bad bosses suffered 20 to 40 percent more heart attacks than those with good bosses.”(Sutton, 2010). According to Sutton (2010) whether you are the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or the chef at a restaurant, your success depends on staying in tune with the people you interact with most frequently and intensely. A good boss knows well how to keep his subordinates happy and in harmony to get their best performance in order to get the job done .So, it is obvious that a supervisor must have the quality of good leader, matter-of-fact, intelligent, adroit, expert in his field, good personality and a good sense of humor.
Moreover, a boss must be expert in his field. This is also an important aspect because he has to guide other people who are working under him. He should be intelligent and expert enough, in order to make an influence on his subordinates. In addition, he has to often make decisions and face several predicaments in the business. He should be adroit and clever enough to foresee the future to make wise decisions. And also, must know how to avoid or to deal with heavy odds.
Next, attribute of a boss is his impressive personality. It is said that personality is the first impression of a person. Sometimes the personality of a person makes other people feel compelled to follow him. Since, supervisor has to visit several people in the