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I had a boss that used to scold me in front of others to show that he was tough and impartial. It took two or three times to see the pattern (he expected me to

by epx 9y ago

I had a boss that used to scold me in front of others to show that he was tough and impartial. It took two or three times to see the pattern (he expected me to see by myself). Too good I didn't overreact...

tyingq 9y ago
Urgh. That's such a basic leadership thing (scold in private) that it just infruiates me that someone wouldn't get that. Hopefully your boss figured that out or was moved out of a leadership position. It's roughly the equivalent of a developer that writes shit code with concurrency issues, basic code smells, etc...that would be drummed out in short order. For some reason, we don't hold leaders to the same standard.
- sametmax 9y ago
  Well, they are leaders. They define the standard.
- jacob019 9y ago
  It's shocking how many people with poor leadership skills end up in positions of power.
  - tyingq 9y ago
    It is. As a leader myself, it's honestly embarrassing for my profession. I really don't get why it happens. Personally, that kind of basic shit is dealt with swiftly in my company. Leadership isn't rocket science.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 9y ago
    It's because positions of power attract people who desire power, not people who have leadership skills, and there aren't good metrics for what makes someone a good leader that you can use to filter out the bad ones. See: Politics throughout the entirety of human history.
- hermitdev 9y ago
  The company I work for, until this month, primarily employed contractors for all development work. When asked why a commonly used utility nearly always segfaulted at exit, response was: it's normal, just ignore it. Part of the reason they are no longer employed by us.
  - tyingq 9y ago
    Good for you. And hopefully leaders are held accountable for similar basic skill and quality assumptions. Chewing out your direct reports in public is just amatuer league.
    - jcadam 9y ago
      Even better, chewing out a subordinate leader in front of their direct reports. Quickest way to make an enemy for life.
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- trhway 9y ago
  >Urgh. That's such a basic leadership thing (scold in private) that it just infruiates me that someone wouldn't get that. Reminded :) Russian military officer training - when you tear a new one to your subordinate, you have to do it in front of his peers, and that is the most important part of the process. The course was taught by a colonel with PhD in psychology.

by epx 9y ago

tyingq 9y ago

Urgh. That's such a basic leadership thing (scold in private) that it just infruiates me that someone wouldn't get that. Hopefully your boss figured that out or was moved out of a leadership position. It's roughly the equivalent of a developer that writes shit code with concurrency issues, basic code smells, etc...that would be drummed out in short order. For some reason, we don't hold leaders to the same standard.

sametmax 9y ago
Well, they are leaders. They define the standard.
jacob019 9y ago
It's shocking how many people with poor leadership skills end up in positions of power.
- tyingq 9y ago
  It is. As a leader myself, it's honestly embarrassing for my profession. I really don't get why it happens. Personally, that kind of basic shit is dealt with swiftly in my company. Leadership isn't rocket science.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 9y ago
  It's because positions of power attract people who desire power, not people who have leadership skills, and there aren't good metrics for what makes someone a good leader that you can use to filter out the bad ones. See: Politics throughout the entirety of human history.
hermitdev 9y ago
The company I work for, until this month, primarily employed contractors for all development work. When asked why a commonly used utility nearly always segfaulted at exit, response was: it's normal, just ignore it. Part of the reason they are no longer employed by us.
- tyingq 9y ago
  Good for you. And hopefully leaders are held accountable for similar basic skill and quality assumptions. Chewing out your direct reports in public is just amatuer league.
  - jcadam 9y ago
    Even better, chewing out a subordinate leader in front of their direct reports. Quickest way to make an enemy for life.
- deleted 9y ago
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trhway 9y ago
>Urgh. That's such a basic leadership thing (scold in private) that it just infruiates me that someone wouldn't get that. Reminded :) Russian military officer training - when you tear a new one to your subordinate, you have to do it in front of his peers, and that is the most important part of the process. The course was taught by a colonel with PhD in psychology.