War on Bad Bosses » Success 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 Why Are Bosses Who Listen So Popular? http://blog.bosstrenz.com/why-are-bosses-who-listen-so-popular/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/why-are-bosses-who-listen-so-popular/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:13:13 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=110 Bosses who listen communicate clearly that they care about their employees. They understand that employees don’t want to listen to a boss tell his or her story, but those same employees are dying to tell their story to a boss who cares. So, if you as a boss are willing to take the time to regularly listen to your employees, you’ll not only make their day but you’ll begin to attract people toward you like a magnet. As the French writer, Jules de Goncourt put it, “Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead; therein lies the whole art of pleasing. Everybody knows it, and everyone forgets it.” So make it a point to be a caring listener and watch your popularity and effectiveness as a boss start to soar. If you know of an Bad Boss who needs to learn this lesson, have him or her tagged using our Bad Boss Tagging program. Go to www.bosstrenz.com.

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]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/why-are-bosses-who-listen-so-popular/feed/ 2 One Way to Turn A Bad Boss Around http://blog.bosstrenz.com/one-way-to-turn-a-bad-boss-around/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/one-way-to-turn-a-bad-boss-around/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:33:50 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=95 Not long ago, a reader commented with her opinion on how to turn a Bad Boss around.  Her comment is presented below:

“I say, ‘Kill ‘em with kindness’ and treat them like you’d like to be treated.  MAKE UP praise if you have to.  Negative people are not used to that vibration and will sometimes just stop in their tracks when you flood them with positive praise.  Try to step back and see the bigger picture of their lives, why their egos are inflated, sometimes to cover up deep insecurities. Understand that they might be getting pressure from THEIR Bosses that stresses them out and makes them take it out on you.  I’ve asked grumpy bosses, “It seems like you’re a little down today. Is there something I can do to help?”  If the boss won’t give you praise, start your OWN forum where co-workers can create the positive reinforcement web among themselves.  If the boss sees happy and positive workers, he or she may get caught up in the good vibes and think twice before coming out and blasting negativity at everyone.  I love the following quote from Goethe regarding this subject: “If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse. However, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.” If you try this advice and it doesn’t work, then it’s time for you to join the War on Bad Bosses by having this person Tagged as a Bad Boss.  www.bosstrenz.com.

]]> http://blog.bosstrenz.com/one-way-to-turn-a-bad-boss-around/feed/ 4 Being Nice is a Key to Everyone’s Success! http://blog.bosstrenz.com/being-nice-is-a-key-to-everyones-success/ http://blog.bosstrenz.com/being-nice-is-a-key-to-everyones-success/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:27:19 +0000 Ross Reck http://blog.bosstrenz.com/?p=64 When you’re nice to people, they’re nice back–it’s called The Law of Reciprocity. And, the more people you’re nice to, the more people you have out there who are looking for an opportunity to be nice to you. For example, how many times have you heard someone say something like: “I really didn’t want to take the time to help that person, but since he or she is so nice, I couldn’t tell them no.” This makes being nice a very selfish act because the more you give of yourself, the more you can expect to receive. As Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval say in their excellent book, The Power of Nice, “The power of nice will help you open doors, improve your relationships at work and at home, and let you sleep a whole lot better. Nice not only finishes first; those who use its nurturing power wind up happier, to boot!” Yes, being nice is selfish…in a very good way. If you know of a bad boss that needs to learn this lesson, have him or her tagged using our Bad Boss Tagging Program. Go to: www.bosstrenz.com.

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