The light dims. When I ask audiences “Have you ever worked for the manager from hell?” about 40% raise their hands, with entrepreneurs the number is usually closer to 90%.
Try this management development tool on yourself or with some others. Review your career and identify your best and worst boss. Jot a brief paragraph (2 – 3 lines) about each. I do this with management development groups. With more than five persons’ input summarized in a T chart, the answer is obvious: How They Make You Feel.
For the past several months the Sunday NYTimes has been running a column in the Biz section entitled The Corner Office. Go to “No Ranting and Raving Permitted” for a great article on the power of emotion and entrepreneurial culture.
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