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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll never forget my extraordinarily critical, negative boss (who I mostly liked because she replicated my high -functioning, completely dysfunctional family environment perfectly) being mad about a slide they showed in her remedial management class the same week as a thing that upset her at work. There were quadrants in the class that showed a survey of managers who were:

Competent/Well liked
Competent/Disliked
Incompetent/Well liked 
Incompetent//Disliked

She found it astonishing that anyone would choose an incompetent but kind boss over a competent but harsh one, despite the vast majority of employees voting that way.

The upsetting work thing for my boss was that a colleague she revered had been demoted for slapping a subordinate (I am not making this up.) When she was ranting about the injustice done to her abusive colleague by some useless peon, I reminded her about the survey. She turned red and stomped away. She did moderate her behavior thereafter.[/quote]

Meh. I work with a lot of competent, but disliked people (yay lawyers!). I would work for anyone but someone who is incompetent. I can’t stand stupidity and I won’t work for an idiot. I’m not a toddler and I don’t need people to be kind to me.

That being said, I go out of my way to support my employees. I’m not sure if they like me, but I am kind and competent. [/quote]

Yeah.  I have had these situations.  I had a manager who was in way over his head.  Great person, but really didn't do his team any favors as a manager in terms of managing our corporate team - I was at a manufacturing satellite facility.  Meanwhile, at the same facility, we had a manager who was a real PITA, but was that way with everyone, including corporate.  He did a good job of keeping them at bay which allowed us to get our work done.

For this overall, I try to treat folks fairly.  When possible, explain the why certain changes are being implemented, not just the change.  Gather feedback and incorporate it when possible as well.  I work in an engineering role at a manufacturing facility and work daily with the production team.  Getting them on your side goes a long way in being able to get stuff done.  [/quote]

If you’re a manager you cannot be scared to be a PITA sometimes. It just does not work. [/quote]

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