How's your working environment? Try looking at the boss to get an idea of what's happening in your workplace
As most of us spend the majority of our time and our lives working for someone else, it behooves us to make the most of these hours in a pleasant, if not enjoyable, atmosphere. In today's working environment, we must work as a team - on projects, day-to-day activities, even decisions are often group based. What usually keeps that team together is the boss! So what makes a great boss?
Top of the list is mutual respect. If the boss cannot respect you - how can the boss expect respect back? An old way of business thinking was that the boss was right - take it or leave it. Today though, projects are often "handed down" - which means a team works on the project, taking both praise and criticism. It's not the boss that's right or wrong, but the team. Without respect coming from the boss to ALL participants, it is often hard for co-workers to promote respect amongst each other, let alone back to the boss. And without respect, individuals may not do the best work they are capable of, nor want to do the best work.
Next is support. You need to know the boss is willing to support you in your dealings with clients, customers, and co-workers (although this last one is more complex, as the boss has to support ALL co-workers in a fair assessment of the situation). If the client's demands or complaints are unreasonable, and you have tried to work with both the company's best interests as well as the client's - you need the support your boss can give you if the problem cannot be resolved between you and the client. Does your boss try to promote both the company's and your position while not demoting your work or time and effort? In times of trouble, can you count on your boss to help out?
Another point to consider is if your boss understands....not you, but the situation/work load AND you. Yes, this really is a continuation of support - but important enough to stand on its own. Understanding means the situation can change, as can you - and that each situation must be judged on its own, not just taken from a previous encounter. Does your boss understand that sometimes you need to leave early, but make up the time on other days? Does your boss understand you do not like to work with certain individuals but will still make every effort to help the team get ahead?
And let's not just blame the boss if the situation at work isn't great. Remember - you are part of that team too. Great bosses are not always born, some are made - and you can help "make a boss great" by also supporting and ??? (can you guess what the ??? mean?) - but more on that next article!
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好老板的几个特征
你的工作环境怎么样？试着观察老板，以便了解你的工作环境中正在发生着什么。
因为多数人在我们的大部分时间和生命中都是为其他人打工，所以我们就需要在大部分工作时间里，让自己在愉快的（哪怕不那么享受的）氛围中工作。在如今的工作环境中，我们需要与团队协同工作——项目、日常活动、甚至做出决策都需要以团队为基础。然而通常让团队紧密团结在一起的人却是老板！那么怎么才能造就一个好老板呢？
首先要相互尊重。如果老板不能尊重你，那么他凭什么期待被人尊重？过去职场上有种思维模式是老板说的都是对的——要么接受要么走人。而今，项目通常都是“前后承接的”——也就是说，一组人在一个项目上写作，赞扬或者批评也都由他们承受。这时对错就不是老板的个人问题了，而是关乎全组。如果老板不是对所有参与者表示尊重，通常很难让同事之间相互尊重，更不用说尊重老板了。如果没有了尊重，个人可能没办法做到自己最擅长的工作中，更不用说在发挥自己的最佳水平了。
其次是支持。你必须知道老板是否愿意在与客户、消费者以及同事交往方面支持你，（虽然与同事交往更为复杂，因为为了公平起见，老板需要对所有员工一视同仁）。如果客户提出无理的要求或投诉，并且你已经试着维护公司及客户双方的最大利益——如果你和客户之间的问题仍无法解决，你就需要得到老板的支持。你的老板是否试着同时提升公司的位置和你的职位，而却不减少你的工作或时间和精力？有麻烦的时候，你可以指望老板伸出援手吗？
另一点需要考虑的是，你的老板是否能够理解……不是你自己，而是当时情况/工作量还有你。是的，这只是对支持的延续——但只此一点也相当重要。理解就是说，环境可以改变，你也可以改变——每个情况都需要独立判断，而不是根据以往遭遇下结论。你的老板是否理解，有时候你需要早点离开，但却在另一天弥补时间？你的老板是否理解，你不喜欢与某些人一起工作，但却仍然尽全力让团队前进？
如果工作环境不是那么好，我们也不要怪老板。请记住——你也是团队中的一份子。好老板不是天生的，而是后天造就的——你可以通过支持以及？？？来协助“造就一个好老板”（能猜到？？？代表什么吗？）下一篇文章再告诉你！