Is Your Management Style…….Lead By Intimidation?
Is Your Management Style..Lead By Intimidation?
So many women make the mistake of thinking that they have to be
these big mean diva bosses, to get respect and cooperation from
their staff and colleagues. They walk around the office huffing
and puffing, never showing satisfaction at the work their staff
does. They rarely praise their subordinates or colleagues work
and they try to make them work all hours of the night. These
women mottos are “If I can stay here all night, so can you!” One
boss I had in particular, her motto was “I don’t get high-blood
pressure, I give it.! She was proud of this and she caused some
of her staff to be stressed out with high-blood pressure. She
was later fired!
Women already are labeled with being emotionally driven,
especially in their decision making. You can be aggressive
without being a bully. You do not get respect that way. Instead,
your staff will dislike you and talk about you behind your back
every chance they get. They’ll start missing days from work
resulting in high turn-over rates for the company. We all know
that this can be very costly.
No one wants to work for a woman that’s intent on causing your
work days to be miserable and stressed. Some women managers are
jealous of the way their assistants look and will cause them a
lifetime of grief because of it. Some women managers may have
had a fight with their husbands before they came to work, and
guess what? Her staff’s whole day is going to be hell because of
it. They are emotionally driven. It’s okay to be emotionally
driven sometimes, just don’t allow them to make important
decisions for you and your company. You must consider everyone’s
needs, instead of how the decision you make is gonna make you
look.
Managing by intimidation is never the right way in any
organization. If it has worked for you now or in the past,
you’ll soon regret it. While you are busy intimidating your
staff, someone in a higher position is paying attention. You
think you are getting away with it because nobody has said
anything. You’re not. It’s only a matter of time now. The
higher-ups are waiting on you to hang yourself. And you will.
You can’t possibly think that your intimidation will go on
forever. When you hang yourself, watch how far down the hill
your career starts to plummet. It’ll go so far down, you won’t
be able to see it anymore.
So if you want longevity in your career and you want to gain the
respect of your subordinates and your colleagues, learn to give
them respect first. Tell them that they are doing a good job
sometimes. Reward them for their work.
Manage your staff by the knowledge and people skills that you
posses. Besides, isn’t that what got you the position in the
first place.
To find out more, visit my website at
http://monicaburns.tripod.com
Monica M. Burns
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