Successful Versus Failed Bosses

Got interested about this article from yahoo. This is somewhat helpful. Read on and make some realizations.

According to the success versus failure statistical study conducted by the name Howard Stevens, chairman of the leadership assessment firm Chally, successful bosses tend to be:

1) Humble rather than Arrogant

Successful bosses put themselves and their own egos into the background. They focused on coaching employees to perform to their highest potential while Failed bosses defined their role as some form of telling people what to do. Employees perceived them as obnoxious know-it-alls who wouldn't let them do their job.

2) Flexible rather than Rigid

Successful bosses knew that adapting to new conditions requires personal flexibility in order to inspire similar flexibility throughout the rest of the team while Failed bosses couldn't tolerate change themselves and so found it nearly impossible to get their employees to embrace necessary change.

3) Straightforward rather than Evasive

Successful bosses gave employees the information they need to know to make the best decisions, even if that information is difficult or sensitive while Failed bosses tried to manipulate employees using half-truths that left false impressions. When employees realized they've been fooled, they felt resentful and disloyal.

4) Forward Thinking rather than Improvisational

Successful bosses had a plan and made sure that everyone understood it. They adapted that plan to changing conditions but did so carefully and intentionally while Failed bosses often attempted to run their organizations ad-hoc, constantly shifting gears and directions, creating a more-or-less constant state of confusion.

5) Precise rather than Vague

Successful bosses let employees know exactly what was expected of them, in sufficient detail so that there was no ambiguity about goals while Failed bosses created mushy goals that employees found difficult to map into actual activity. As a result, the wrong things got done and the right things didn't.

6) Patient rather than Ill-Tempered

Successful bosses confronted problems by listening, considering options, deciding on the best approach, and then communicating what needed to be done while Failed bosses blew up and threw fits when problems cropped up. Their employees became more afraid of doing things wrong than eager to do things right.

I did tried to write it in my own words but can't think that enough right now. Maybe my brain is tired at this very hour. And so, I just copied and pasted the whole thing here. But of course I won't forget to mention the source. Here is the source:http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/what-science-says-about-successful-bosses.html By: Geoffrey James

Now, how will you assess yourself? Are you the successful or the failed one?