by UrMessage

Created on: October 02, 2007

It is crucial that your employees "like you." This does not mean they love you, worship you, agree with everything you say type of person. More so that your employees and piers respect you.

It is important for anyone in a leadership role to command a certain respect so that whenever an employee does disagree with the directives or tasks given, they will still obey because of the respect or admiration they have for their manager. Without such a link people quickly begin to sink into repetitive bad moods, slowing down at work, and even spreading the bad karma around the office till either one day they quit, are fired or create the wrong impression of someone else and cause them to leave or be fired.

I have seen countless people brood over simple things, concocting stories for why their manager gives them so much more work, etc. Since these people have no respect or admiration for their boss they only see the negative side. When in fact most of these people were just smart hard workers and the manager noticed this and challenged them. Some rose to the top and realized the challenge and why they had such a heavy workload while others quickly gave in and turned into the common 25% turnover rate the company was experiencing on an annual basis.

However, I must stress this does not mean you must be a friend, buddy buddy, etc. No drinking parties, no gifts, no special favors to acquire admiration, respect or a liking status. It is who you are, you either have it or you don't. Good managers rule with an iron fist and a velvet heart while cruel managers dictate and micro manager the joy out of other's lives.

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