War on Bad Bosses » Harry Paul 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 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 The Bad Boss Tagging Program is Working Wonders! http://blog.bosstrenz.com/the-bad-boss-tagging-program-is-working-wonders/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/the-bad-boss-tagging-program-is-working-wonders/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:34:13 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=242

A number of Bad Bosses have already been Tagged.  One Bad Boss who was Tagged has already stepped down from his managerial position and has accepted a non-supervisory position where he is much happier.  In his old department everyone is relieved and extremely happy.  One of the Bad Boss’s former employees remarked on the day after the Bad Boss stepped down, ”I can’t believe it !?!  Things  already are different-I’ve actually heard laughter around the department for the first time in ages.”  Another employee remarked, “I am so-o-o-o-o happy!”

If you know of a Bad Boss that you’d like to see Tagged, go to www.bosstrenz.com.

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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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It has been estimated that the cost of employee turnover in America is 1.7 trillion dollars annually.  That’s a huge drain on American businesses.  Studies have also shown that the biggest single reason people quit their jobs is the behavior of their immediate boss–they were either abusive, didn’t care about them, didn’t listen, didn’t notice or appreciate what they did or were only out for themselves.  Believe it or not, there’s good news in all of this.  If American businesses would simply teach their bosses how to interact more effectively with their employees, they could reclaim the lion’s share of that 1.7 trillion dollars.   We’re not talking about rocket science here, we’retalking about basic behaviors like being nice instead of nasty or indifferent, noticing the things employees do and saying thank you.  These behaviors may not sound all that profound, but if the majority of bosses in America would take the time to effectively execute these behaviors, it would fatten the bottom lines of American businesses by more than a trillion dollars– that is profound!

If you know of a Bad Boss that you’d like to see transformed into a Great Boss, consider using our Bad Boss Tagging Program.  Go to www.bosstrenz.com.

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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 If You Treat Your Employees Well, They’ll See to it Thay You’ll Become a Great Boss http://blog.bosstrenz.com/if-you-treat-your-employees-well-theyll-see-to-it-thay-youll-become-a-great-boss/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/if-you-treat-your-employees-well-theyll-see-to-it-thay-youll-become-a-great-boss/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:40:05 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=182 Numerous studies have shown that when employees feel they’re being treated well, all sorts of business performance indicators improve.  When employees feel they’re being treated well, they’re more productive, provide better customer service, are more willing to sieze the initiative, get along better with fellow employees and have far lower rates of absenteeism, turnover and theft.  As a result, companies who see to it that their bosses make a conscious effort to look after the well-being of their employees consistently experience profitability levels that are far above the average.  The lesson here is simple: Take care of your employees and they’ll take make you look great as their boss.

If you know of a boss that doesn’t treat his or her employees well, consider having them tagged using our Bad Boss Tagging Program.  Go to www.bosstrenz.com.

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