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…synching fast and slow… requires a boss – someone or something above and apart from the group itself to set the pace, maintain the standards, and focus the collective mind.
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E-mail response time it the single best predictor of whether employees are satisfied with their boss… The longer it takes for a boss to respond to their e-mails, the less satisfied people are with their leader.
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Despite the horseshit spewed out by too many management gurus, there are no magic bullets, instant cures, or easy shortcuts to becoming a great boss. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar.
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The best bosses succeed because they keep chipping away at a huge pile of dull, interesting, fun, rewarding, trivial, frustrating, and often ridiculous chores.
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The success or failure of every boss hinges on how well or how badly he or she navigates these vexing and all-too-human relationships.
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…having a good boss decreases your chances of getting a heart attack.
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Employees’ immediate bosses have far more impact on engagement and performance than whether their companies are rated as great or lousy places to work.
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…research shows that good bosses are especially crucial to employee performance in otherwise lousy workplaces.
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…people do not quit organizations, they quit bad bosses. – Robert Hogan
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In businesses where a higher proportion of employees report that their immediate bosses care about them, employee satisfaction, retention, and productivity are higher, and so is profitability.
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