Comments on: Great Managers Care About Their Employees http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/ You must by happy to do great work. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:23:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:03:33 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/29/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/#comment-676 Hey Mark, we need to be responsive to other people's needs especially when we are trying to lead them to do great work. Hey Mark, we need to be responsive to other people’s needs especially when we are trying to lead them to do great work.

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]]> By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:44:44 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/29/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/#comment-673 Hey Marc and Angel, teamwork is sometimes neglected from a managers perspective. He sees how well each individual works with him, but fails to see how they work with each other. He needs to lead each individual and also lead them as a team, together and separately. It's not easy to be a manager. That's why there are so many books and websites dedicated to them. Hey Sara, when people are open and honest right from the beginning we know what to expect. I don't like to play games and I want to be treated accordingly. When a manager is consistent he will win over their hearts. Hey Marc and Angel, teamwork is sometimes neglected from a managers perspective. He sees how well each individual works with him, but fails to see how they work with each other. He needs to lead each individual and also lead them as a team, together and separately. It’s not easy to be a manager. That’s why there are so many books and websites dedicated to them.

Hey Sara, when people are open and honest right from the beginning we know what to expect. I don’t like to play games and I want to be treated accordingly. When a manager is consistent he will win over their hearts.

]]> By: Sara http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-672 Sara Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:48:13 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/29/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/#comment-672 I'm very much in agreement. It's something that should be started as soon as possible. Nothing's weirder than suddenly being asked personal "How's it going?" questions from a previously distant manager. If employees understand that you're going to be involved from the beginning, you'll get less defensive answers. <em>Sara's last blog post..<a href='http://www.onsimplicity.net/2008/06/writing-down-the-rabbit-hole/' rel="nofollow">Writing Down the Rabbit Hole: Eight Ways to Keep Your Blogging Habit Simple</a></em> I’m very much in agreement. It’s something that should be started as soon as possible. Nothing’s weirder than suddenly being asked personal “How’s it going?” questions from a previously distant manager. If employees understand that you’re going to be involved from the beginning, you’ll get less defensive answers.

Sara’s last blog post..Writing Down the Rabbit Hole: Eight Ways to Keep Your Blogging Habit Simple

]]> By: Marc and Angel Hack Life http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Marc and Angel Hack Life Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:32:49 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/29/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/#comment-669 Good points. I think great managers lead by example. They spend some time in the trenches with their employees on a regular basis. They don't just run the team, they get things done with the team. <em>Marc and Angel Hack Life's last blog post..<a href='http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/26/how-to-save-your-health-and-wealth-at-the-same-time/' rel="nofollow">How To Save Your Health and Wealth at the Same Time</a></em> Good points. I think great managers lead by example. They spend some time in the trenches with their employees on a regular basis. They don’t just run the team, they get things done with the team.

Marc and Angel Hack Life’s last blog post..How To Save Your Health and Wealth at the Same Time

]]> By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:19:15 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/29/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/#comment-668 Hey Barbara, it sounds like you have a really good system going. Not every boss can be everything to everyone, so that's good that you compliment the employees. They probably already know that they are appreciated, but it's always nice to hear it. Hey Barbara, it sounds like you have a really good system going. Not every boss can be everything to everyone, so that’s good that you compliment the employees. They probably already know that they are appreciated, but it’s always nice to hear it.

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Barbara Swafford Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:08:35 +0000 http://www.workhappynow.com/2008/06/29/good-managers-care-about-their-employees/#comment-667 Hi Karl, My husband and I are self employed and my husband works side by side with the employees. He's not the type to give too many "atta boys" but he'll tell me, so when I see the employee I will tell them that I heard what a great job they did. It works good for us as we balance each other out. When our employees are left alone on a job, we do check up on the regularly, or else call and make sure everything is going well. We're only a phone call away if a problem arises. I think employees like knowing they can be trusted to do the job right, but they also enjoy the interaction with "the boss". <em>Barbara Swafford's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bloggingwithoutablog/DWWZ/~3/323056318/' rel="nofollow">I Can’t Read It, If I Can’t See It</a></em> Hi Karl,

My husband and I are self employed and my husband works side by side with the employees. He’s not the type to give too many “atta boys” but he’ll tell me, so when I see the employee I will tell them that I heard what a great job they did. It works good for us as we balance each other out.

When our employees are left alone on a job, we do check up on the regularly, or else call and make sure everything is going well. We’re only a phone call away if a problem arises.

I think employees like knowing they can be trusted to do the job right, but they also enjoy the interaction with “the boss”.

Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..I Can’t Read It, If I Can’t See It

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