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Just read a great blog by Scott Barron who asked the question what kind of boss are you?
I have never worked for anyone else, even when I worked for someone else….
don’t get me wrong here… when I did find myself temporarily working in someone else’s business I always gave 100% to them.
but I never thought that I would make a career of it… and there were times when I was told I could go far in X Y or Z business.
So the question is..
Are you a Boss or an employee
I remember at age 9 picking apples from the trees in my parents garden and selling them to the neighbours.
You may have seen the film “the battle of Britain” filmed in 1968 I was 10 years old then and was selling the surplus webbing from the film as marble holders in the playground (marbles were the” in game” at the time). They filmed it very near to where I lived and for one reason and another I got hold of the surplus webbing belts…..another story…
Did that make me a boss or a salesman?
I was money orientated and realised that there were two ways I could make it
1 with my hands
2 with my head
More on that later
I have spent 32 years employing people and I am the first to hold my hand up and say that NO ONE is a perfect boss, I believe we learn on the job. Learning faster than others is the key…
I have learnt something over the years, one thing is…. am I my own boss??… people look to the boss for direction and leadership…. but if you are not focused and sincere in yourself then what chance does your staff have? .
That is to say if you want to be a boss then you have to be in charge of yourself FIRST…
But think on…. who works for who… Do you work for your business and staff and for the government via your tax liability and their welfare.. etc etc,
of course you always work for you that is what makes you the boss, if you don’t like to accept that fact then join a commune
On the other hand I think it is important to always remember that running a dictatorship will only stifle productive and talented members of your business, including you.
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I suppose one of the most important lessons I have learned is that people don’t work for you as the boss ….they work for themselves… and if you as a boss create the right circumstances…. they will work willingly for the company…. Money is not necessarily their only motivation… I have lost some good people over the years by not recognising this simple fact.
All sounds very ra ra ra… like people aren’t called employees anymore they are called associates… well that depends on the boss…
