Management Lesson - Point of view
You, your boss and his boss are discussing something and after the meeting you and your boss come out of the room.
Your boss: “What a moron he is! I shield you from taking all the crap so that you do not need to work with him”.
What do you do, give a smile and nod.
What your boss thinks of your smile and nod - You agree with his view
that his boss is a moron and he works in a very challenging environment.
What did your boss actually missed in your smile and nod - The people
who reports to him think of him exactly the same way he thinks of his
boss. Yes, he is actually shielding the visibility of hard and good work
you are doing being noticed by the top management.
It's a love hate relationship, isn't it! Those frowning will have to remember that they too will be managers one day :-)
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