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Now the big question: what determines how your boss behaves. You can bet that it's not just how nice or competent she is. She also has a boss, etc. So your bos
by sz4kerto 8y ago
Now the big question: what determines how your boss behaves. You can bet that it's not just how nice or competent she is. She also has a boss, etc.
So your boss is someone who really affects your well being, but it's not completely down to her what work environment she can provide to you. Recognition, rewards, projects - employees perceive it's all down to their boss. It's not.
Similar attribution fallacy as when CEOs of successful companies are found amazing, insightful, etc.
- ChuckMcM 8y agoAnd, perhaps not surprisingly, this explains why the bad habits or choices of a CEO tend to percolate down through the organization.
- irrational 8y agoBut your boss doesn't have to cave. My boss has no problem pushing back at his hire ups and has straight out refused to do things (at the risk of his own job) because he knew it would negatively affect us. He is a terrific manager.
- commandlinefan 8y agoYeah I think about that when I see good boss/bad boss discussions - all of the properties that people attribute to “good bosses” are ones that only people who are secure in their own jobs can exhibit. If your boss is just as worried as you are about getting the axe next time cutbacks are made, he’s going to be covering his ass, too.
- underwater 8y agoA good boss is a good boss because they know how to treat people well. They're not going to throw their people under a bus because it is advantageous to their career. Outside of completely disfunctional organisations most bosses can do a lot to insulate their people from their management chain.