Boss side Employee side: 57 between bosses and employees within the organization

Author: Energy Transmission
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Game theory differs from opposition—it's not that what the boss supports, the employees must oppose, nor is it necessarily that what the boss opposes, the employees must support. Precisely because of the game, the boss cannot simply claim to represent the fundamental interests of the employees, nor can the employees base their thinking solely on their own interests. Here, it is necessary to establish an open, direct, and routine communication mechanism, set up corresponding channels and norms, ensure that the main opinions of the boss and employees have the opportunity to be expressed and exchanged, and ultimately achieve the goal of consolidating consensus and narrowing disagreements. In this sense, the complex and colorful systems, rules, and phenomena discussed in the book The Boss's Side, the Employee's Side not only analyze the plot of this game but also involve the operational mechanisms within the game model. It is an experience-based reflection and summary of the boss-employee game in many organizations, and it also includes many better role-playing strategies and suggestions based on this.
The Boss's Side, the Employee's Side - Collection of Insightful Quotes
If someone is good at picking up trash, they might become a garbage collector or manage a landfill. Their personal assets can be in the millions. They may not have received a professional education, but they have a refined division of labor, managing thousands of people. You say the trash-picking industry is cold? It is! Is it hot? It is! But it's not easy to break into! They've even divided up the territory. So, there are people who jump off buildings trading gold, and there are people who make big money picking up trash.
—About Hot and Cold Careers
A loyalist doesn't always adhere to principles. If the boss makes a wrong decision, a loyalist might say, "Look, you made a mistake! You've messed this up, and we can't do it anymore." A loyalist would say, "You're the big boss, and the big boss makes money. I'll follow you and make money. If there's no money, we'll be brothers and stick together. If not, we can start over."
—About Loyalists and
Middle management is like a load-bearing wall—it's very important. Whether a company can develop depends on the boss, but whether it can develop healthily depends on middle management. Grassroots employees are like soil—they are not the deciding factor in development. However, neither the boss nor the employees place middle management in a significant position. Some bosses have middle-management characteristics, such as having risen from the grassroots themselves and being accustomed to managing specific people and tasks directly. Some grassroots employees also have middle-management characteristics, such as grassroots employees patting the boss's shoulder rather than patting the middle management's.
—About Middle Management Interactions
Interactions should be diverse. For example, if a few friends always get together to drink alcohol for a period of time, but it's always the same people, the emotional connection will weaken. Drinking with different people, the content of your bragging next time will be different. When you go back to drink with your old group, your emotional connection will actually improve. If you always hang out with the same people and don't expand your social circle, your information will be limited, and your interaction efficiency will be low.
—About Social Interactions
The rule during transformation is 1 + 2 + 5 + 2. This means that in any transformation, there might be one leader, two staunch supporters, five onlookers, and two opponents. If one person wants to get things done, forming a small group of three is enough. Most of the masses are just onlookers.
—About Small Groups