Student Presentation-Emerson

This paper was written by Emerson, a student of mine.  It examines how to be a good boss:

WRITING EXERCISE

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How to be a good boss

The occupation of a boss is to make people finish their tasks properly and timely to attend the company’s goal. For that purpose, a boss has to hire a qualified workforce for the job, define clear expectations so that employees understand what they’re are doing, teach them when necessary, and evaluate and give feedback in order to change or promote a behavior.

Before hiring a new employee, the company has to set up all the qualifications required for the position and look for professionals which fulfill those requirements. However, sometimes it’s not possible to find such a complete professional, so the company has to offer training to prepare the professional for the daily activities.

It’s important to be clear about the company’s strategy and personal goals to let the workforce understand what is expected from them. Clear guidelines will help them to perform their tasks and will allow an accurate feedback.

Eventually, the staff will have difficulties in delivering some tasks. In such cases, it’s necessary to consider if the staff is supposed to deal with this situation by judging if they were hired with the proper knowledge or if they’ve received and understood training. Sometimes new requirements appear and need to be done. In both cases, a good boss wouldn’t lose the temper and would explain what has to be done and would provide an honest evaluation.

Then comes the feedback and the opportunity to change or promote a behavior. This can be tricky because the feedback of one employee can affect all the workforce. So it’s important to have arguments to support feedback and it has to be in line with the company’s strategy and the personal goals which were previously set.

There isn’t a formula for being a good boss. What defines a good boss is the workforce’s satisfaction in their work. Employees want to feel well guided, recognized, and want to see the perspective for their careers. A good boss would be someone an employee can work with instead of working for.