Having been on both sides of the fence during my work career I recently stopped and contemplated about what type of boss I am.
Reading a lot of articles from different sources I came across an article that was posted in the Fox Small Business Center called “10 things great bosses do” and used their list to see where I am standing.
The 10 trades they listed were:
- Holding yourself accountable
- Don’t be full of surprises
- Be prepared to fix things
- Know and have a feel for your business
- Get the job done
- Manage effectively in every direction.
- Be able to make quick and informed decisions, even when they are not popular
- Be effective not productive and stay flexible.
- Live for your job by being engaged, empowered, driven, and self-motivated
- Make sure you keep your sense of humor, have humility, empathy and learn about your own limitations and fallibility.
Looking at this list I can see I still have room for improvement on the other hand I can personally see how far I have come.
In matter to grow a business we have to be willing to grow ourselves.