Click the boss's fatal weakness

Author: Feng Xuesong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: A "New Waking World of Constant Advice" about business owners. Dedicated to those who are starting their own businesses, aspiring to be bosses, or bosses who are new to the game or haven't been corrupted yet. A friendly warning to those with ill intentions! Whether you're a fresh-faced boss, an experienced one, or a would-be boss, you must first understand: In this new millennium, what you face and what you present is no longer the same as in the past. This is an era of individualism and selfishness. In the past, bosses saw only familiar faces every day. They could tell employees what to do, and they had to do it. Their decisions always seemed right, at least none of their subordinates ever dared to openly disagree. Now, even the faces you've grown familiar with have been diluted into strangers by the crowds and interests. Bosses worry about employees, and employees worry about bosses! The pain comes and goes, and training bosses has even become a profession, just like training employees. Those employees who were once seen as reliable, disciplined, and moldable by bosses are now outdated. In their place are subordinates with knowledge, ideas, independence, restlessness, and ambition. They have their own needs, standards of judgment, and interests. As a result, what were once not flaws have become fatal weaknesses that hinder bosses from becoming big bosses or prevent those who want to be bosses from achieving their goals. Maybe the standard of being a good boss is getting higher, but the things bosses need to do are getting fewer. If you have a bit more courage and charm, a bit more humanity and respect, a bit more listening and persuasion, a bit more credibility and delegation, you can become an even better boss, a boss who has a strategic impact on the company's success. Napoleon said, "There are no incompetent soldiers, only incompetent generals." Here, we dedicate this quote to bosses of the past, present, and future.