Important rules for executives: learn to be boss - 10 bids

Can you Executive? The most sensible answer is, “Depends.” From expectations, especially on the part of Employees. Of willingness, especially of the leaders. From role definitions that list claims, expectations, rights and duties.

Chief role in change

Rolling definitions are subject to historical changes. With a traditional core (conventions), time-phenomena flow into them. This keeps them mobile.

you spiegeln reflect values ​​and norms and provide information about what is considered necessary and important as well as desirable and undesirable.

Leadership as a teamwork

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Leadership roles are another type of collaborative work. On the current movement in the role and function determination act especially with:

Professionals of diverse backgrounds (eg psychologists, educators, organizational and working sociologists), corporate members who more or less change role definitions through their socio-cultural character, their preferences, aversions and demands, and thirdly, views on the conditions for successful corporate governance.

Is there an ideal boss?

The quoted question with the horrible grammar comes from an article in the Wirtschaftswoche and can actually only be answered with a “Depends on it”. Usually, however, people pretend that the answer is once and for all clear. Behind this is the assumption that there is an “ideal” boss.

This means that regardless of context factors such as personal and social factors, qualities of the employees and the order, the following applies: The boss, who follows certain rules, is a good boss, for every employee. This is, of course, naive.

10 bids for the ideal boss?

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In ten “rules” the author of the said article, editor Daniel Rettig, declines what “good”, even “brilliant” managers can (should) do. The rules show the historical dimension of the role definition as well as the zeitgeist factor based on assumed expectations on the employee side.

Plus, the rule wording gives a nice example of where Psychology What works in the background is how they can be hidden and how much psychological knowledge can be simplified.

Suggestive effect on the reader

the suggestive Effect, which is supposed to lead to an affirmative nod from the reader, the casual reader seldom eludes. Don't be put off by the clumsy "you" in the imperatives - psychological it should help to get addressed feel.

So these are the things a good boss should ideally be able to do. Since this is quite critical, I have now looked at these 10 bids for bosses a little closer and more critical.

Chefs are still needed

It is quite clear: despite Web 2.0 bosses are still needed. Networking options and supposedly mature employees emphasize in practice the need for line functions (management) and management trades.

Even under the label of “post-heroic management”, this has so far been questioned rather rhetorically and provocatively. The senior Set In employee management, maturity and independence, personal responsibility and self-management are called.

New role pictures for bosses?

Terms such as leaders, moderator, process facilitator, mentor, Coach and Change Manager. Recently, the role of the psychologizing helper has been added.

That represents the Personality and its development to the center. Managers must therefore open up to additional role facets. But these role models should by no means be accepted uncritically, but should be examined more closely. Therefore, I want to break down the following 10 commandments for bosses – what exactly is it about?

The 10 bids for bosses aufgedröselt

1. "You should be a role model!" According to the article, this includes “authenticity” and self-reflection. Exemplary and authentic managers are “aware of their own strengths and weaknesses”, are “open to both positive and negative information”, act “according to their values ​​and ideas” and are “honest in dealing with others”.
2. “You should let employees have a say!” This appeal to voice is aimed at the “feeling” of employees “that their opinion counts when making important decisions - especially if they have an immediate impact on their everyday work.”
3. "You should grant freedom!" This is about the “sovereignty” of “bosses”, giving employees options to “develop” personality and “creativity” in a climate of “trust”.
4. “You should set goals for employees!” Goals are a prerequisite for the possibility of meaningfulness, success experiences, planned action, orientation as well as help “to arrange the daily priorities better and to become more productive”. For this purpose, “goals both individually and collectively” should be set “in order to increase engagement and team spirit”.
5. "You should be a coach!" Because “feedback plays a crucial role so that employees stay productive”. In short: "People make more efforts when they expect quick feedback."
6. “You should value performance!” This call is aimed at public recognition such as awards. In order to spur them on, awarding and selection criteria should be “transparent and justifiable” for all members of the company.
7. "You should allow mistakes!" Mistakes as an opportunity - for learning, for commitment, for experimentation, for competence growth and for an open, constructive culture of mistakes. Mistakes can be made - only not the same two times.
8. "You should be consistent!" We are talking about a consistent, person-independent, reliable and therefore expected repertoire of reactions from the manager, especially when praising and reprimanding. (No nose factor!)
9. "You should listen!" Listening should follow the “active listening” mode, which includes, among other things, “observing your counterpart attentively, letting them finish and asking open W questions (who, how, what, when) and understanding your counterpart signal. Only then does the person concerned feel taken seriously. ”
10. "You should endure the truth!" In order to avoid possible hubris (“self-confidence turns into overconfidence and arrogance”), “good” and “brilliant” managers collect critical feedback and deal with “the truth” “confidently” even when it “hurts”.

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