Be_A_Better_Boss

Be A Better Boss GO ON AN OCCASIONAL “LISTENING TOUR” This worked really well for a coaching client recently, who had been appointed to a new high responsibility job in a new agency, where at some point she would have to create real pressure for change. She started her job right away by scheduling one-on-one time with each of her direct reports, spanning more than one city, by phone if not in person. She took an open-ended approach to learning what each person liked about their work, what they did not like so much, what they hoped to do or achieve in the long term, what they saw as potential problems for the agency, etc. She got to know them by just listening in a non-threatening way, which gave her a lot of credibility right away, even though she was replacing a popular predecessor and coming from the outside. She learned a lot that will make her more effective as she guides the organization in some new directions, and minimized the resistance she will likely encounter as she introduces new ideas and changes. This is something any boss can do informally any time, or periodically, no matter how long he or people, don’t, time, make, person, new, boss, about, things, out, organization, just, everyone, being, attention, take, much, lot, know, good, better, managers, long, learn, even, email, best, way, very, public, problem, need, ask, you’ll