How to deal with bosses and employees

Chapter 16 How to be a Competent Boss - Basic Common Sense and Elements of Management (16)

Sixteen, the boss should be good at maintaining his own image

Looking through the vast number of management works, it is difficult for us to find such a topic: how the boss maintains his own image, so the relevant content under this topic is also hard to find.However, this problem, which has been seriously neglected by management circles and business circles, actually affects the healthy development of enterprises.

So, how is a good boss image shaped?
(1) Keep a certain distance from employees
In the era of the planned economy, we often heard the words of praise that such and such a leader "melted with the masses."However, times have changed, and it is not feasible to manage a modern enterprise by mingling with its employees.Confucius said, "When you come to the village, you will be respectful."It means that managers should behave solemnly in front of their subordinates, so that they can gain the respect of subordinates.

Keeping a certain distance from employees without getting too close is an effective way for the boss to show dignity.The benefits of doing this are many.First of all, it can establish and maintain the authority of the leader, and reduce the occurrence of bad behaviors such as compliments and flattery of subordinates.Secondly, if the boss and employees keep a certain distance, instead of being too close or calling them brothers and sisters, they can reduce or ignore issues such as closeness and face when implementing the system, so that the implementation of the system will be more resolute, forceful and fair.

(2) Don't show off and show your superiority too much

Shallowness and vanity are the true portrayals of some bosses today, and they have indeed left the impression that they are unqualified nouveau riche to employees and even the society.

You show off your house, car, tickets all day long, and often show off your watch and diamond ring. What will your employees think?They will think: Huh, what's the big deal?Didn't we earn it for you?Don't pay us more wages, cheapskates!For the rich and unkind!
What's more serious is that some bosses don't understand the truth that people's desires are generated and strengthened after being stimulated by the outside world.If the boss shows off his success, superiority, and wealth excessively, it is easy to arouse many negative reactions from employees, such as inferiority complex, jealousy, and even unreasonable thoughts.Of course, some employees will be motivated by the boss's showing off, determined to change their own destiny by doing a good job, but most of the actual situation is that seeing the boss's showing off, on the contrary, triggers the desire of employees to get rich overnight Psychologically, many corrupt behaviors that occur within the company are actually rooted in the boss, and the victim after the loss is none other than the boss himself.

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3) Pay attention to the etiquette and virtue on the wine table
Entertainment is indispensable for modern people, there are business contacts and gatherings among colleagues.To judge a person's character, it is enough to look at his performance on the wine table and the card table.The boss must pay attention to the right amount of alcohol in the banquet, not to drink too much, and not to be immoral and decent after drinking.The boss should avoid the following bad habits:

① Don't force others to make things difficult for you, and forcibly persuade you to drink.

Many bosses tried their best to persuade others to drink at the banquet for the sake of the so-called excitement and atmosphere, and as a result, those who did not drink

People who don't drink enough or don't want to drink with the boss bite the bullet and drink with the boss, and the result is miserable.

② Don't make a slip of the tongue after drinking, misfortune comes out of your mouth.

Tell the truth after drinking.There are many business secrets leaked out by the boss unconsciously after drinking; many of the boss's own privacy are also revealed by himself after drinking.

③Do not lose your composure after drinking, it is indecent.

Excessive drinking can easily cause people to lose their composure. If it is mild, it will cause staggering, unsteady standing, drunkenness, and unconsciousness; if it is serious, it will cause vomiting and nonsense, causing the boss to lose his dignity and lose all decency.

④ Don't be immoral or vulgar after drinking.

Since ancient times, there has been a derogatory term called "drunk and lustful person", which shows that it is difficult to separate wine and sex.If the opposite sex is present during the banquet, whether it is a female employee or a waitress in a restaurant, the male boss must be extra self-respecting, and must not use the power of alcohol to talk about topics related to the relationship between the sexes, and must not behave frivolously towards the opposite sex.

(4) Protect personal privacy

The so-called privacy refers to private information that belongs only to oneself and must not be disclosed to outsiders or known to outsiders.Things that belong to privacy can be said to be varied and involve a wide range of things, such as one's home address, home phone number, phone numbers of relatives and friends, one's credit card number, and even one's own or children's birthday, etc. are all private.Protecting your privacy is beneficial to the boss but not harmful.

Case story:

The legal column of the TV station once introduced such a real case:

A female boss suddenly received an anonymous phone call one day. The caller claimed that he had a nude photo of the female boss and asked the female boss to pay in exchange.The female boss didn't believe it at first, but when she received the e-mail from the other party, she was dumbfounded.What exactly is going on?

It was only after the case was uncovered that it turned out that the female boss had taken a few nude photos of herself with a digital camera at home, and then saved the photos in her e-mail, and set the password of the e-mail with her birthday.Afterwards, she thought it was safe enough to do so, so she quickly forgot about it, and the photos were kept in the e-mail.One day, a company employee checked the e-mail of the female boss out of curiosity. When he tried to use the female boss' birthday as a password to open the file in the e-mail, he accidentally found the photo.In order to get something for nothing, the employee colluded with his fellow villagers to make a blackmail call to the female boss.

Comments:

In fact, employees are constantly examining their bosses with critical eyes, and are constantly giving marks to the boss.And the so-called boss's own image problem.That is, what kind of impression the boss wants to leave in the minds of employees, different impressions will affect employees' different preferences or dislikes towards the boss, thus affecting the final management effect.

I hope that every boss can pay more attention to those little things, constantly optimize their own image, and show their charming personality.

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