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Post by jacobthompson on Jul 12, 2013 14:44:05 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
I think that managers/owners are often really afraid to show that they are, in fact, human beings. I believe that if you show your employees your own personal flaws, they’d be more willing to go above and beyond to help you. On the other hand, If you’re hard and cold, whenever you make a mistake, employees would more than likely get joy from the situation. What I’m basically saying is, don’t be robots, people!!!!
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Post by jeff on Jul 16, 2013 10:50:04 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
In my experience, its easier to follow someone who you know and know what they are about. When you see how they do things and how they operate, you become more sure of yourself, and you don't feel the need to second guess yourself so much. That way, everyone becomes more efficient, and the leader has less to worry about.
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Post by cmbrogan on Jul 18, 2013 11:44:31 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: You Need To Accept Everyone's Failures
I use this with my children all the time. Whenever they are upset about messing up or losing I remind them that nobody is perfect and that without making mistakes we would never learn the correct solution. Making mistakes is the BEST way to learn. If we never failed we would never know how truly amazing it is to succeed. Reminding yourself of this can definitely be hard sometimes, especially when you let yourself rely on others and its their failures causing bumps in the road, but if you can conquer it you will end up creating a trust with them that is more valuable than anything. Feeling secure enough with someone to not have a fear of failure is the biggest trust there is.
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Post by Michael Miller on Jul 19, 2013 14:41:32 GMT -6
For the most part that is what customers truly want, transparency. Personally, for whatever reason, I feel like people in business are out to make money off of me. I guess it comes from a few bad experiences. What a great feeling it would be to go to an auto mechanic and no be charged 2,000 for a piece of dirt in your air filter. Transparency is a great idea, but it only works if everyone plays by the same rules.
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Post by hayleymcglothren on Jul 21, 2013 14:16:20 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
While I do feel it's unprofessional to tell employees everything about your personal life, being transparent to an extent helps to build relationships and trust with your employees. The employees begin to feel more comfortable coming to you about things. There should be no mystery in what motivates or drives you to be where you are today in the company. This may give some insight to the employees on where their motivation should be.
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Post by lydell on Jul 22, 2013 5:54:54 GMT -6
In certain situations he would give me more authority to run things the way I saw them and he would comment on it afterwards, whether it would be good or bad. As for the other boss, he just wanted things done his way and that was it.Failures can be a good thing. The ability to learn and innovate can come from a failure in some area of the corporation. However, if your corporation is commiting failures and not learning from them then those detractors are being proved right. It is not a bad thing to hold someone responsible for a failure, but simply firing them is no way to handle it.
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Post by lydell on Jul 22, 2013 5:57:01 GMT -6
In certain situations he would give me more authority to run things the way I saw them and he would comment on it afterwards, whether it would be good or bad. As for the other boss, he just wanted things done his way and that was it.Failures can be a good thing. The ability to learn and innovate can come from a failure in some area of the corporation. However, if your corporation is commiting failures and not learning from them then those detractors are being proved right. It is not a bad thing to hold someone responsible for a failure, but simply firing them is no way to handle it.
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Post by lydell on Jul 22, 2013 6:03:38 GMT -6
In certain situations he would give me more authority to run things the way I saw them and he would comment on it afterwards, whether it would be good or bad. As for the other boss, he just wanted things done his way and that was it.Failures can be a good thing. The ability to learn and innovate can come from a failure in some area of the corporation. However, if your corporation is commiting failures and not learning from them then those detractors are being proved right. It is not a bad thing to hold someone responsible for a failure, but simply firing them is no way to handle it.
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Post by shebilemoine on Jul 23, 2013 19:44:44 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
If you own a business then you shouldn't keep things from your employees. Tell them what is going on. No matter if the business is doing good or bad you should inform your employees what is going on in the business. If you are transparent with the information you give you employees then they will feel like they can trust you. Being transparent is all about honesty and being honest to you employees can help your business succeed.
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Post by kcarson7 on Jul 24, 2013 12:12:00 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
Being a transparent leader can be beneficial for any type of company, but it has it's downfalls as well. Although transparency can make you more credible and trustworthy, in some instances, it can make you seem boring and not passionate about your business. You need to maintain a transparent side, while also being enthusiastic and charismatic. The mix of the two will bring you great success in your company.
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Post by kayminix on Jul 24, 2013 13:54:40 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
When you are mysterious you can be read wrong, mistaken as arrogant or hard to approach. This can be a huge downfall when trying to manage a team, or run a business. I think that it is important to be transparent so people know what to expect, feel comfortable talking to you, and are willing to open up as well. If people who work for you or with you can't tell who they are dealing with it makes for a stressful work environment which can lead to many other issues.
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Post by briandavis1 on Jul 25, 2013 13:22:30 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One A leader is one who is knwo by the employees. A leader needs to take the time to get to know their employee and how the feel about their jobs. Leaders need to understand that employees need to ask questions. This will allow the leader to be open for questions and can give advise or answers to the question. Leading involves being present during the day today operation and not just giving orders then vanishing.
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Post by gabrielle on Jul 27, 2013 10:17:48 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
I agree with this article whole heartedly. I have worked under both non-transparent and transparent managers before and, as an employee, I have to say that I worked better and harder on the transparent manager's shift. People like to feel like they are a part of something, if a manager shares details with the employees, talks with them, explains why they are making certain decisions then the employee feels more involved and feels more like a part of a team. Being the type of manager that expects employees to do things just because they are the boos and they said so, doesn't work as well. Your team has to actually respect you for that to work. The best way to earn that respect is get out there and get to know and work along side of your crew.
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Post by csummers on Jul 27, 2013 22:06:09 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
Transparency in a leader is important, because unfortunately, the “do as I say, not as I do” mantra doesn’t work too well with professional adults. When a leader is able to show his or her employees that she has nothing to hide, and the employees are able to see her work style and customer service style up close, it garners respect and appreciation for management. The director of my current section started her management tenure very closed off, and she seemed to resort to pushy management styles. As soon as she loosened up, and became more transparent, my coworkers and I realized what she deals with every day, and that she works hard to answer customer questions without passing them to analysts. This made us appreciate our boss much more than when she was pushy and confrontational.
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Post by brianbrewer on Jul 28, 2013 10:55:56 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Be A Transparent Leader, Not A Mysterious One
I believe that this article discusses an important aspect of management that many managers fail to do effectively. I know in my experience many of my managers do not seem to convey any kind of emotion in a variety of situations. Then at the same time now and then they will be very happy over a small win or very upset over a little loss. It is really hard to read a manager like this and you never know what personality of the manager you are going to see in a given day.
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