by GregHardt:
The CEO is the captain of the ship and a major variable in company culture. It is refreshing to read about a humble, welcoming and resourceful CEO. How can these skills be incorporated into the boardroom successfully? Why don't more companies adopt this management phylosophy? I think one of the reasons is that this mindset as applied to business is not easily taught, developed or learned. Instead, this is to a large extent based on your personality and character. Few are willing to work at being "nice" to employees yet those that do often are leaders of companies and employees who are "loyal beyond reason" to the cause whatever that cause may be. This is better than the "us versus them" mentality that is so prevalent.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/profile/2010-11-22-wyndhamceo22_ST_N.htm
This article is really interesting. It is amazing.... that companies actually do believe that employees never quit a company, they quit a boss. That statement alone says alot about them. But also their management style is different than that of many. Its rare to hear a CEO say I give them the tools to succeed and then I don't meddle, but hold them accountable. I think alot of management doesn't believe in their staff enought to do this and like you said many managers just choose to not be nice. I think that is the most general type of management you see these days, but this article is refreshing!!
ReplyDeleteThis article I will agree is very interesting and refreshing, especially with the management picture I have currently drawn in my head from current conditions I guess you could say many of us are in. When you hear of management styles such as this one, you wonder how that could be passed along to many others. Of course it appears that management styles go down the chain to other employees as their ethical choices and attitudes are also passed along. This type of attitude creates the company's atmosphere starting at the top. What an interesting thought is that employees never quit a company, but instead they quit the boss. I have never thought about it that way before, but I guess that could be very true in many instances, but not all.
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