Best Boss
Posted by: velofellow on 31 August 2015
I have retired now after 36 years in education. Sadly, I am unable to recall a boss who really inspired me. I did deliver good results but felt that the upper echelon were seeking to pick faults rather recognise the students efforts and offer resources to move on.
Naim has many inspired managers amongst its inmates. What are your insights?
Why not become the best big boss yourself ? Now everyone' please clear the corridors.
Never been good at taking orders. Became my own boss and I am really easy to get along with once you learn to worship me!
I've been my own boss for four and a half years now. I am nowhere near as well off as I used to be, but my time is largely my own to do with as I see fit, I don't have to listen to ****s and my quality of life is 100% better.
A boss who genuinely inspires or nurtures you is as rare as a sensible policy from George Osborne.
My working life has had a mix of bosses, some good, some bad, but a constant stream of people who complain about them.
I've had a mix of bosses over the years, none I would classify as good as the technically able were lousy people managers & the better people managers knew diddly squat.
When I became IC of the company's technical support & training world & my boss - the VP guy I reported to - freely admitted that he knew nothing of my job & simply trusted me to get it right & help him do what he had to do wrt my functions.
However I did learn from him how to be a better & more professional people & systems manager - & analysing my own performance over that period I believe he did a pretty good job.
My boss and the head of IT at Sellafield called me up and told me his Lotus Notes emails were showing the wrong date and time. I told him that Notes gets its date and time from the operating system and that if he looked in the bottom right hand corner of his screen he would see the wrong date and time. He asked if i could change it for him but I said I was Notes support not desk top support and I did not have the rights but he could do it himself. He then asked me how to do it. Nice guy. Good with people and good with money. Crap at anything technical.
My boss and the head of IT at Sellafield called me up and told me his Lotus Notes emails were showing the wrong date and time. I told him that Notes gets its date and time from the operating system and that if he looked in the bottom right hand corner of his screen he would see the wrong date and time. He asked if i could change it for him but I said I was Notes support not desk top support and I did not have the rights but he could do it himself. He then asked me how to do it. Nice guy. Good with people and good with money. Crap at anything technical.
You should get a job somewhere else before the rest of your hair falls out!
My working life has had a mix of bosses, some good, some bad, but a constant stream of people who complain about them.
That is human nature; its much more easier to give negative criticism, its seems to be more interesting, gossip & scandal travels faster than good deeds and praise. It also sells newspapers.
I had an interview for the job, and my future boss at the interview was full of charm. When I started the job I saw the other side of the boss which was a bit of a shock, a sort of Jekyll and Hyde character. To top it all the business moved to new offices and I shared the same small office with my new boss. He said to me categorically that if I am to communicate with him I am to send him an email. So on the same day I sent him an email which basically asked for 5 minutes of his time. He replied to my email via email (as he nearly sat beside me in the small office) saying he will be free in 15 minutes time. When he finally turned to me I categorically told him that I could not work for him under his conditions. he needs a yes man, I can do the job but not under his conditions. So I resigned on the spot. To my surprise he respected my decision and gave me wages for two week period (unworked period). When I left the office I would never forget the feeling of being FREE at last as if a heavy ball which has been chained to my feet has been released. Must of been the correct decision!