War on Bad Bosses » handling a Bad Boss http://blog.bosstrenz.com Ross Reck and Harry Paul are Declaring War on Bad Bosses! Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 © info@connert.com () info@connert.com() Ross Reck and Harry Paul are Declaring War on Bad Bosses! info@connert.com No no http://blog.bosstrenz.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg War on Bad Bosses http://blog.bosstrenz.com 144 144 Bad Bosses Cause a Huge Drain on the American Economy http://blog.bosstrenz.com/bad-bosses-cause-a-huge-drain-on-the-american-economy/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/bad-bosses-cause-a-huge-drain-on-the-american-economy/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:12:24 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=326 When employees feel abused, mistreated or unappreciated by their boss, they either look for a job somewhere else or they retaliate by cutting back on their productivity.  Researchers have estimated that  the cost of employee turnover alone  in America to be $1.7 trillion annually.  Then, if you factor in the other things employees are motivated to do when they feel their boss is not treating them right such as taking more sick days, missing work more often, stealing from the company, doing as little work as possible and a poorer quality of work, convincing other employees not to work as hard and refusing to share their ideas on how to improve products and services, we’re probably looking at a four to five trillion dollar price tag for this Bad Boss behavior.  This is huge especially give that the size of the entire American economy is only $14 trillion.  Just think of the shot in the arm it would be to our economy if American business could recover a sizeable chunk of this amount.  If you know of a Bad Boss that you’d like to rehabilitate, go to www.bosstrenz.com and use our Bad Boss Tagging program.

]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/bad-bosses-cause-a-huge-drain-on-the-american-economy/feed/ 0 Bad Bosses Are Bad For America http://blog.bosstrenz.com/bad-bosses-are-bad-for-america/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/bad-bosses-are-bad-for-america/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:31:10 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=324 Bad bosses are those who treat their employees in ways that do not bring out their best efforts.  Not bringing out the best efforts of your employees is like leaving money lay on the table at the end of the day.  This is bad for America in that it makes our entire economy less productive than it could be.  American businesses should produce the best automobiles in the world, but they don’t.  Why not?  Too many Bad Bosses who don’t care about their employees much less value their input and contributions.  This is sad because the individual employee has always been the primary source of productivity increases, product improvement and innovation.  Yet, the many Bad Bosses in American businesses treat them like they’re not capable of thinking at all.  This Bad Boss mentality cost America its leadership in steel manufacturing and automobiles, just to mention a couple.  If Bad Boss are left unchecked, more industries will experience the same fate.  If you want to put a stop to this, go to www.bosstrenz.com and start tagging the bad bosses you know.

]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/bad-bosses-are-bad-for-america/feed/ 0 The Bad Boss Tagging Program Is Being Well Received http://blog.bosstrenz.com/the-bad-boss-tagging-program-is-being-well-received/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/the-bad-boss-tagging-program-is-being-well-received/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:28:17 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=304 Last week, Harry Paul and I attended the Arizona State Conference for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).  This gave us the opportunity to explain our Bad Boss Tagging Program first hand to hundreds of people.  Most people gasped with excitement when we explained that if they went to www.bosstrenz.com and purchased a copy of our new book, Instant Turnaround!, we would anonymously send to the Bad Boss of their choice.  They gasped again when we read aloud to them the contents of the special yellow tag that would be sent with the book: “You have just been tagged a Bad Boss by someone you know!  You need to read this book and make some changes.”  The comment we heard most frequently about the program was, “This is the coolest idea ever!”

]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/the-bad-boss-tagging-program-is-being-well-received/feed/ 0 Tagging: The Only Risk-Free Way to Really Get Back at a Bad Boss http://blog.bosstrenz.com/tagging-the-only-risk-free-way-to-really-get-back-at-a-bad-boss/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/tagging-the-only-risk-free-way-to-really-get-back-at-a-bad-boss/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:06:05 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=280 Until now, the only risk-free way to get back at a bad boss is to quit your job.  This will inflict little or no pain on your bad boss and, in this terrible economy; it’s simply not a viable option because jobs are so scarce.  That’s why Harry Paul and I developed our Anonymous Bad Boss Tagging program.  It enables you to deliver some real pain to your Bad Boss without revealing your identity.

How does the Anonymous Tagging Program work?

 Harry Paul and I have written a new book called, Instant Turnaround! Getting People Excited About Coming to Work and Working Hard. This book will show any Bad Boss what they need to do in order to become a Great Boss.  To Tag your Bad Boss, all you have to do is visit our BossTrenz website (click here to go), and purchasing a copy of Instant Turnaround! The book will be anonymously sent to the Bad Boss of your choice.  To make sure your boss understands why he or she is receiving it, the book comes with a special yellow tag that says, “Bad Boss Tag.  You’ve just been tagged as a Bad Boss by someone you know.  You need to read this book and make some changes.” (pictured below)

 How do I purchase the book and how much does it cost?
Simply go to the BossTrenz.com website and follow the instructions on how to purchase the book anonymously. It’s simple.  The book is available for $29.99.  A small price to pay for such a risk-free way to inflict some real pain on your Bad Boss.

]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/tagging-the-only-risk-free-way-to-really-get-back-at-a-bad-boss/feed/ 0 How to Anonymously Tell a Bad Boss That He or She Sucks http://blog.bosstrenz.com/how-to-anonymously-tell-a-bad-boss-that-he-or-she-sucks/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/how-to-anonymously-tell-a-bad-boss-that-he-or-she-sucks/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:23:46 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=253 As many of you know, Harry Paul and I have written a new book called, Instant Turnaround! which provides detailed instructions on how any Bad Boss can become a Great Boss literally overnight. All you have to do is visit our BossTrenz website (click here to go), and “tag” your Bad Boss by purchasing a copy of Instant Turnaround!. The book will be anonymously sent to the Bad Boss of your choice.  To make sure your boss understands why he or she is receiving it, the book comes with a special yellow tag that says, “Bad Boss Tag.  You’ve just been tagged as a Bad Boss by someone you know.  You need to read this book and make some changes.” (pictured below)

How do I purchase the book and how much does it cost?
Simply go to the BossTrenz.com website and follow the instructions on how to purchase the book anonymously. It’s simple.  The book is available for $29.99.  A small price to pay for such a luxurious, risk-free boss bashing. 

> Visit BossTrenz.com, purchase the book, and anonymously tell your boss he or she sucks

]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/how-to-anonymously-tell-a-bad-boss-that-he-or-she-sucks/feed/ 0 Help Spread the Word About the War on Bad Bosses http://blog.bosstrenz.com/help-spread-the-word-about-the-war-on-bad-bosses/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/help-spread-the-word-about-the-war-on-bad-bosses/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:42:27 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=231 Page_2

The War on Bad Bosses is a grass roots campaign that will turn businesses, as we know them, upside down and make them the the kind of workplaces that everyone looks forward to going to every day.  There are a number of things that you can do to spread the word.

  • Tell everyone you know about our War on Bad Bosses and direct them to www.bosstrenz.com so they can get involved.
  • If you encounter someone who is complaining about their boss, tell them about our Bad Boss Tagging  program and direct them to our web site.
  • Follow Ross Reck’s War on Bad Bosses blog at: http://blog.rossreck.com/.
  • Send us your bad boss stories for posting on our web site.
  • Send us your stories of ideal bosses and of former bad bosses who have become good ones.
  • Receive regular updates about the War on Bad Bosses on twitter at: http://twitter.com/rossreck.

For more information on the War on Bad Bosses or the Bad Boss Tagging program, go to www.bosstrenz.com.

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]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/help-spread-the-word-about-the-war-on-bad-bosses/feed/ 0 Winning the War on Bad Bosses Starts with Adopting a Zero Tolerance Policy http://blog.bosstrenz.com/winning-the-war-on-bad-bosses-starts-with-adopting-a-zero-tolerance-policy/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/winning-the-war-on-bad-bosses-starts-with-adopting-a-zero-tolerance-policy/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:30:31 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=221 A Bad Boss is anyone who manages people in ways that do not bring out their best.  If we are going to band together and rid the world of Bad Bosses, we must first adopt the following Zero Tolerance policy for Bad Bosses at all Levels:

  • Zero tolerance for bad bosses who make the lives of the people who work for them miserable.
  • Zero tolerance for incompetent managers who don’t care about their employees.
  • Zero tolerance for out of touch senior executives (including the CEO) who fail to recognize that their employees are their most important resource.

When it comes to Bad Bosses, we’ve looked the other way far to long.  It’s time for us to fight back.  To learn more about the war on Bad Bosses, go to www.bosstrenz.com

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]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/winning-the-war-on-bad-bosses-starts-with-adopting-a-zero-tolerance-policy/feed/ 0 The Biggest Obstacle in Transforming a Bad Boss Into A Great Boss http://blog.bosstrenz.com/the-biggest-obstacle-in-transforming-a-bad-boss-into-a-great-boss/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/the-biggest-obstacle-in-transforming-a-bad-boss-into-a-great-boss/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:12:47 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=172 Page_2

The biggest problem we face in the War on Bad Bosses is that most Bad Bosses think they’re doing  a pretty good job.  I asked one person, who I knew was a pretty Bad Boss–he was very prone to yelling at his employees–to read a copy of Instant Turnaround! This book will show any Bad Boss what they need to do to become a Great Boss.  When he finished reading it, he called me and said he thoroughly enjoyed it and found it “very reaffirming.”   This person had no clue that his employees absolutely despised him and were very unproductive as a result.  This is why Bad Bosses normally need a painful jolt of reality before the will even consider making the changes necessary to become a Great Boss.  This is why we instituted the Bad Boss Tagging program.  It provides that necessary but painful jolt of reality.  For more information about the program, go to www.bosstrenz.com.

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]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/the-biggest-obstacle-in-transforming-a-bad-boss-into-a-great-boss/feed/ 0 Putting Down an Employee’s Idea Will Cost You http://blog.bosstrenz.com/putting-down-an-employees-idea-will-cost-you/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/putting-down-an-employees-idea-will-cost-you/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:39:24 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=184 When an employee puts forth an idea, his or her ego is connected to it.  Consequently, if you their boss, put down or attack their idea, you bruise their ego and they become defensive and unproductive.  Now that employee is working against you instead of with you.  So, the next time someone presents an idea to you–even if you don’t agree with it–hear them out.  Ask a few questions about it to make sure you fully understand where that person is coming from.  Then, make some positive suggestions on how that person can improve their “already excellent” idea.  Your employees will respect you for doing this and will be far more receptive the next time you present an idea.

If you have a boss who doesn’t seem to understand this concept, have him or her tagged as a Bad Boss using our Bad Boss Tagging Program.  Go to www.bosstrenz.com.

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]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/putting-down-an-employees-idea-will-cost-you/feed/ 0 Bad Bosses Can Learn a Lot From Successful Coaches http://blog.bosstrenz.com/bad-bosses-can-learn-a-lot-from-successful-coaches/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/bad-bosses-can-learn-a-lot-from-successful-coaches/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:38:28 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=186 One of the things that highly successful athletic coaches have in common is that they are able to keep people and problems separate.  These coaches are very demanding when it comes to performance, but they treat their players with kindness, dignity and respect.  As a result, their players love them to death because they know their coach is looking out for each player’s best interest.  In addition, they come to work with a smile and work their tails off day in and day out.  The same thing holds true in the workplace.  Treat your employees with dignity and respect and they’ll make you look like a genius as their boss.

If your boss needs to learn this lesson, have him or her tagged as a Bad Boss.  To learn how, go to www.bosstrenz.com.

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