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Joseph Liberti, Employee Engagement and Bad Boss Syndrome

July 16, 2007 by David Zinger 2 Comments

Employees’ direct relationships with their bosses are one of the most important factors in fostering employee engagement. But what if the boss is bad, and that boss is you?

Joseph Libertia has written a fine short post on how to overcome Bad Boss syndrome with emotional intelligence. He cites the common statement that people don’t leave organizations, they leave leaders. Bad bosses are not always jerks or worse. Joseph listed some of the reasons for being a bad boss:

  • Have a lot on your plate
  • Are under pressure to perform
  • May be in over your head
  • Don’t know a better way
  • Are scared
  • Fight to stay in control
  • Have you identity and value attached to the results you produce
  • Don’t get the support you need

Joseph Liberti offers 5 solid suggestions on how to apply emotional intelligence to forge better relationships with your employees. He writes,

Solicit people’s feelings and just listen. A leader I once had as a coaching client started by simply asking, genuinely, “And how do you feel about that?” in conversations with direct reports about current issues. and improved relationships. You don’t have to fix them. Just hear them!

Go to Emotional Intelligence at Work to read Joseph’s other suggestions. While you are there, I encourage you to read more articles from his blog by clicking here.

Filed Under: Employee Engagement

Comments

  1. Speechie Keen says

    July 17, 2007 at 6:20 am

    Great post! I really liked the links to EQ @ work website. I wish more bosses would just simply listen and find out more about one’s feelings.

  2. Shannon Munford M.A. MFT says

    July 17, 2007 at 11:50 am

    As a owner of several anger management education centers I’ve worked with bosses and employees who lack proper engagement tools. We definitely use emotinal intelligence as a tool to manage anger caused by stress and poor communication.

    http://www.daybreakservices.com

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