With Thanksgiving, what better time to reflect on our managers and the things they get right?
It seems that everywhere you look, there's a new piece of workplace advice offered to help us deal with difficult, cranky, or micromanaging bosses. Sure, there are some less-than-sensational managers out there. But what about the good ones—the bosses to be thankful for? Before we rush off to the bar to share boss-from-hell horror stories with our friends, let's take a moment to reflect on the unsung, tremendous managers that each of us has run across at least once or twice in our careers.
Sometimes, we don't recognize a boss' strengths until we've moved on. Three months into a new assignment with a thundering, or mealymouthed, or intellectually absent boss, it hits us with the force of a lightning bolt: We didn't have it all that bad before. All of a sudden, we appreciate Sally's candor, Marcel's moral support, and Jennifer's attention to detail more than we did while working for them. Suddenly, we regret kvetching behind Franco's back about his absentmindedness. We'd take Franco's absentmindedness and laid-back style over our current boss' chain-gang style any day.
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