- Dismiss or disregard our feedback. What do we know? We have been doing this longer than you.
-Not challenging us or taking an interest in our future. Not all of us want to be in the same job forever. Some of us need guidance and inspiration.
-Not acknowledging our contributions. We are all self-motivated and don't need very much. A SINCERE "Thank You" or "Good Job" every once in a while goes a long way.
-Not taking the time to build a constructive working relationship with us. We are not all adversarial. We care, perhaps a bit too much, about our success as a TEAM.
-Not being there when we need your support or guidance.
-Not taking the time to understand our point of view, and explaining yours.
-Not promoting an esprit de corps, where we celebrate success and learn from the challenges collectively.
-Not understanding that we don't intend to be high maintenance, we just need to have issues addressed or least letting us have a chance to be heard.
As a former manager and supervisor and a current business owner and teacher, these are things I have learned NOT to do to alienate myself from the peeps that make us all successful at work and in life.
I dedicate this to certain management and 'leaders' that I have had the displeasure of working with in the past 25 years. This treatise is a result of experiences I have had, and classes I have taken about employee management and development throughout the years. Just feel the need to put this out there, so people know that I do know what it is like to have the people you work for treat you the way they do.
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