Stupid words for the boss Think of an effective alternative

When the boss is already a chore, it can be even harder if your staff thinks you behave like a fool. Here are some stupid words the bosses often say, and I give a more efficient alternative later.

10. "Do not talk to my boss."

Sometimes a boss fears that if his employee speaks to his boss, it will hurt his authority as a boss. To prevent this from happening, he or she usually requires employees to communicate in full accordance with the formal management chain.

This statement is stupid because the message / message / opinion is spread inside the company at the speed of light, and anyone who wants to control it can be ridiculous. Therefore, the boss who wants to suppress the discussion will only make himself look like a paranoid.

Clever boss will say: "I must let me know the situation."

9. "Record what you did every hour."

Some employers believe they have better control over the situation and are better able to make decisions if they are able to track the time allotted to everyone in the organization.

However, mandatory time tracking hinders the major source of innovation in the vast majority of companies. At the same time, employees inevitably "gloss over" their time allocations to meet management's expectations.

Clever boss will say: "I need you to finish ..."

8. "Less use of some office supplies."

Of course, office supplies are expensive, but worry about using less office supplies at the same cost. For example, I used to work for a company that significantly limits the use of copy paper in the hope of saving costs in this way. The result was surprise use and hoarding, all of which required money and time.

Similarly, businesses I've met twice before at Fortune 100 send email internally to ask staff to reuse paper clips. However, if the office worker spends his time worrying about how to use the paperclip, the loss may be more than the price of the paperclip.

Clever boss said: "More to worry about how to complete the task."

7. "Customers are always right."

I discussed this issue in a recent article, "Customers are often wrong." The problem here is that if the boss says this kind of old-fashioned, it will affect the sales staff's judgment, but sales people are closer and understand the situation.

Boss is managing staff rather than managing clients, so when they intervene in customer relationship management, their actions are likely to be based on ignorance. Just ask the sales staff to know.

Clever boss will say: "I support your decision."

6. "We want you to be loyal to your company."

Many employers believe employees are willing to stay in their current jobs, even if they already have a better job elsewhere. This is especially true after employers have spent money training their staff in professional skills.

However, when it comes to loyalty, it should be both ways. If the business can guarantee the provision of life-long positions, it may still make sense to be loyal to the business. However, employees now know they may be outsourced, why keep loyalty to the business?

Smart boss will say: "I will continue to pay you according to your value."

5. "We Yinxian is cite"

Many companies - especially high-tech companies - claim to be promoted as always the smartest employees. However, with a glimpse, you can see that Peter's Principle is the law of passage in almost every medium-sized business.

In addition, in any industry, as long as less than half of the top managers in the industry, it is ridiculous to talk about merit. After all, there were as many women and men as they did in college forty years ago.

Smart boss will say: "We will do our best to hire and promote the best people."

4. "You will gain valuable experience."

So long as the boss wants to get others less paid. The best example is an unpaid internship, but bosses use the same rhetoric to tempt experienced staff.

Let us assume that there is some truth to this statement. So if someone is the CEO for the first time, is it not a zero reward for managing an established company? After all, did not they gain valuable experience as well? And these lessons can be used for the next job.

The clever boss will say, "We pay you for your value, and you learn something."

3. "This rumor is not true."

Boss often feel that just to deny the authenticity of a rumor will be able to calm it. However, anyone who has a little common sense realizes that if the rumor is completely out of nothing, the boss does not care so much.

Nonetheless, bosses are constantly trying to quell rumors, especially when their companies are on the decline. Here's an example. When the boss denied rumors about the company going downhill, clever staff started looking for the next job.

Clever boss will: say nothing.

2. "Do what I say."

Many employers think they should know their work better than the employees themselves. The result is that these bosses define what to do with everything and insist that employees do the job at their request.

However, the bosses manage the workforce rather than the work done by the workforce. A boss should tell employees what to do instead of how to do it. Even when mentoring, the boss should help the employee find his way and do a better job.

The clever boss will say: "Let's try your way."

1. "Because I say so."

While this may be useful for five-year-olds who do not understand the logic of adults, it's really lazy and stupid to do things in your business as a manager.

Because they are responsible adults rather than children, employees are more likely to support decisions they disagree with if they understand the reasons why the boss made a decision.

Clever boss will say: "I made this decision because ..."