“Liking” is so
much associated with emotion. Emotions go up and down and do some twists and
turns. Working with someone should not
follow that way. Someone can mean anyone
in the workplace.
Let’s be more specific and
that would be working with your boss, supervisor or manager or someone in the
high ladder for the company to whom you would particularly submit
yourself. Your boss expects or may expect of you a lot from you. But does your boss meet your expectations or
what you expect of him?
So what if he does not meet
your set of “so called” standards? What
if you got into your workplace with the following descriptions of your leader :
1.
Very disorganized
2.
Biased
with evaluation
3.
Highly
emotional and seem to spill “fire” everytime he talks
4. Hungry
with going up the ladder that projects as if the department accomplishments are
his and his alone
5.
Does
not seem to like having a department meeting or communicating necessary
information that needed to be communicated to department members
6.
Does
not appreciate your effort and positive contribution to the department
7.
Always
absent
...and a lot more...
and so you say ...”grrrrr why is this
person in the position?”. You
stretch your patience to the limit that everyday working with this person is like
carrying the buckets, loads of big trucks
of rocks all placed on your shoulders. Just
joking. But really there are those
inviduals that have really suffered so much working with these behaviors of
leaders.
Sadly also, working
with someone or anyone is not about ”liking”. You are
primarily hired to do your job. If we happen to like our leaders, I would call
it a”bonus”. Also, if your intention or
motive of working is clear with you such that your work achieves so much of the
purpose to which you were put into this world then the character or behavior of
your leader won’t shake you a bit.
This one secret I
should tell you...nobody should stop you from doing good and to positively
influence and affect the lives of others.
If a teacher doing his job well led to inspiring lots of students or if
a simple laborer in a company led to others to a realization of valuing their
work like that of a food chain crew that sings and dances while entertaining
her customers. Then that is making a
defference by itself.
If being pist off with one leader would pull
your work performance down then you have allowed yourself to be a victim to the
”tempation” of being indifferent and some other negative emotions that would
deviate you from your true prupose.
And I should say,
your ultimate purpose is ”to make a
difference and to positively affect lives of others wherever you are”. One poster I saw in the past says...”Grow
where you are planted”. Quite a mouthful
but does that make sense to you?
Again going back to your
boss...whether you like it or not, he is your boss. You work with him for the company. My own sister bluntly reminded me during my
first year of work ...” He does not give
you your paycheck. So go ahead continue
to work. Do not allow him to ruin your
career or the purpose to which you are called to do.”
If one day you decide
to leave your job, it should not be because your feel being opressed by your
boss or leader. It should be because you
feel you want to move on and you are able to find a better place where you
could best share yourself in service to others.
I did experience the
same thing. And I felt at firts I had no
choice but to go on working. Everyday
was like an unconscious desire for independence.
That was to pull away and perhaps submit my resignation one day. I really did that in the end to give in to
the growing restlessness in my heart.
Before I close this
part, let me share with you something that caught me by surprise. I know of someone who despite the effort of his
boss ( I guess he has a good leader compared to others that I know of ) to
reach out, he does not like him still.
You know why? He sees his boss as
his competitor.
Hmmm, he is aiming to
climb the ladder fast and wanted to at least do away with his boss leading him
to do all types of havoc or shall I say ”commotions” of negative talks in the
department just to ruin the reputation of his leader. Wow such a brave soul to do that.
Well...what about you? what challenges would you be willing to face in your workplaces related to the leadership of you bosses?
Thanks for dropping by my friends..God bless you all!!!
Thanks for dropping by my friends..God bless you all!!!
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