Hello,
Boss is a position in the hierarchy of an organization and much to do with management concepts like, "chain of command", "leadership", "motivation" etc. which are all tools for collective performance for the organization. If Boss is a station where the buck stops then the bosses do not have to be friends.
But when it comes to managerial styles, there is wide choice of styles to choose from but each is still focussed on ensuring performance. Whether a particular style will work best depends upon the urgency and criticality of the task as also upon the personalities of the people involved.
In life generalizations are odius and should be avoided and to that extens I am in agreement with most of the views expressed but would like to emphasise at the end that there is nothing wrong in Bosses being Bosses so long they are not coercive, abusive close minded and unduly authoritarian/dictatorial.
Relationships with seniors, juniors and colleagues depend upon what inputs receive from participants to the interactive relationships.
Cheers
samedan
June 24, 2008
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