by Adam Ugro

Created on: December 01, 2007   Last Updated: October 03, 2011

How to be the best boss your employees ever had? The answer is quite simple. Show your employees that you are one of them! The biggest mistake bosses make is implying a power trip or I am better than you attitude over their employee's.

I have been in Management now for over fifteen years and I love it. The reason why I love it is because of the people I work with. When you have a good relationship with your employee's you are encouraging a better level of performance from your workers and an environment that is fun.

Do not ever think that you are better than them, you are in fact not better than anyone. You may have skills and abilities that have led to you being in charge of others but you are not better than any one person and need to bring yourself down to their level. This is the first step to your success in being a good boss.

You know there isn't a day that I do not step out of my office and roll up my sleeves and work beside my employee's. They enjoy this and it gives me time to talk to them. I find that taking an interest in getting to know the people I work with has been a big contributing factor in them trusting me and my decisions.

Talking to an employee on a personal basis is so important, ask them how they feel, how things are going, get their input and it makes them feel like they have a voice. Encourage them to come and talk to you about anything and make time for them when they do. Never brush off an employee who asks to talk to you, make the time and listen. Even if they just want to complain, just listening will often make them feel better.

Let them know they are doing a good job. Openly praise your employee's when they do something outstanding. Make a board in the employee room and post accomplishments and customer feedback. Recognition is a great way to boost your employee's morale and also brings out a friendly competitive drive in people.

Never, ever reprimand an employee in front of anyone other than yourself and the employee. This shows a very unprofessional side to yourself and your company. Make sure when you do reprimand that you are not being aggressive with them. Explain collectively what the employee is doing wrong and how they can fix it, again, ask questions and listen. The reason for the performance issue may be an easy fix, you just need to find the root of the situation.

Ask them to do things for you, don't tell them what to do. A simple please and thank you is so nice and it's not hard to say. Yes you are the boss but you do not have to be bossy! Don't talk down to your people, it's very bad taste to even think you have the right to, after all they are people just like you.

Don't lose your cool. Stay calm in every situation. Consistency in your moods will reflect in their performance and it's as simple as that. Leave your bad moods outside of the workplace because they don't belong there. It's not your employee's fault your car broke down and you are having a bad day.

Work hard to promote your people. Take stock in their abilities and find their strengths. Not everyone works at the same caliber but every single one of them have something that they are better at than the next person, find out what it is.

There it is in a nutshell. If you can manage your people you can manage your company. It's not one or the other. In order to be able to effectively manage a company you have to be able to manage your people as well. You can make your job either easy or hard. It's all in how you conduct yourself and how you treat people.

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