You may become a boss, not a leader
t is something many people dream of; it’s their much-awaited wish to become a manager someday. The dream comes true for some, while it remains unfulfilled for many others.
Like all dreams in our life, it requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice to achieve it. Not many people have the honour and pride to be called a boss. However, with authority comes responsibility, a fact that most managers are unaware of.
Yes boss, thank you, boss. Such statements are ones that please them. However, they are not aware of the consequences and challenges behind this responsibility. To most of them, it is just a matter of getting the position and the package that goes with the post. Then, they start pretending to be a man on a mission who talks nothing, but business and chasing their own dreams and interests.
Do you believe those kind of people deserve to be given the position? Does the term boss suit such personalities? Do you believe they would be good leaders to their teams? I don’t think so. As their only concern is serving their personal interests, responsibility will be the last point on their list of priorities. This is what will happen as tasks and responsibilities are prioritised based on their personal preferences.
How will such bosses be able to lead their teams that need guidance, advice and some management. Probably, they will be misleading their teams; careless and unprofessional bosses, for sure. They will break the team and demotivate the team members. In such cases, employees will play the role of a leader to their own bosses who cannot even lead themselves.
Unfortunately, many organisations today have hired such people as managers, directors or even for higher positions. Some of them are considered decisionmakers whose judgement or assessment could affect the business of an organisation.
Regardless of the nature or size of that business or organisation, what matters is such people are harmful to the organisation and its staff alike.
Therefore, the more such people stay in an organisation, the more they can destroy the whole business. They could spoil the work environment, employee relations, team spirit and the business reputation too. Such useless bosses mean nothing to their employers, but an infected organ in the body which should be immediately removed to avoid the disease from spreading to other parts of the body. Ideally, this is the best solution to protect the safety and health of any organisation having such bosses.
I am sure there are lots of issues that irritate employees every single day at work. Not necessarily those issues are related to their bosses, but could be regarding the work load, stressful environment, illmanagement and many others that should be given attention. Otherwise, employees will lose interest. Hence, it will affect their daily performance and overall productivity.
Dear bosses, remember the value of a manager is nothing without his colleagues, who do almost everything in order to uplift the whole team. Being a boss is a big burden on you; it’s your responsibility to pave the way to your team instead of leading them in the wrong direction. All what your team needs is some trust, transparency, proper guidance and inspiring teamwork.