When it comes to planning our careers, we all tend to focus
a lot on choosing the right firm or company to work in. Although it is
important to choose an organization that offers great pay and benefits, you
also want to have a boss that will make you want to go to work every single
day. At the end of the day, the kind of boss you have can be a huge factor in
your decision to stay in your job or just leave.
Below are some signs that you have a good boss:
1. Your boss gives you reassurance.
Your boss never fails to encourage you and motivate you to
do even better. A good boss knows that employees need to be encouraged and
reassured that they are doing well. This kind of motivation makes employees
believe that they can achieve anything as long as they work hard for it.
2. Your boss knows your individual skills and appreciates
them.
A good boss is someone who makes an effort to know their
people’s individual skills and talents. He or she will find time to know you on
a personal level, will ask about your ambitions and your motivations. And they
assign you responsibilities that best utilize your skills.
3. Your boss is willing to take the blame.
An effective leader does not shy away from responsibility
and accountability. They do not point fingers and blame others when things go
wrong. Instead, they admit their mistakes and show willingness to change and
learn from those mistakes. This kind of boss is an excellent model for
employees to follow.
4. Your boss is approachable.
A friendly and approachable boss is someone who will not
make you hesitate to seek advice or help from. He or she knows the importance
of having a good relationship with their employees, so they are always willing
to listen.
5. Your boss calls ‘timely’ meetings and not ‘from time to
time’.
One of the things employees really hate, and a factor that
causes loss in productivity are frequent and useless meetings. A good boss
knows that meetings are an important venue for sharing ideas and finding
solutions to problems. Thus, he or she calls for a meeting only when it is
needed and not just for the sake of meeting with their team.
6. Your boss admits not knowing it all.
Not claiming to know everything is a mark of a person with
wisdom. This type of boss knows that there are things he or she cannot decide
on alone, and so they need ideas from their team. With a boss like this, you
will feel that you are needed in the company, and that your opinions really
matter.
If your current boss has all these traits, you definitely
are in the right place. And if your boss is the total opposite of the kind of
boss we have discussed here, then it is high time that you change jobs or
perform another career search.
