The Most Powerful Tool for Improving Morale in a Rapid Pace Startup

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by agurkas • 14 years ago

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fein• 14 years ago

I don't get it sometimes.

Are articles like this a result of a huge supply of terrible managers, or are they the result of managers with too much time to spend blogging about what should be painfully obvious.

I've never been in a work environment in which I haven't been treated like an adult, and that's all this article seems to be dictating.

So I guess my question is: Do we really need blog posts on how to treat employees like employees?

msrpotus• 14 years ago

Unfortunately, not all managers are great. Some are intentionally bad (or at least misguided), others just don't know what the effects of their actions are.

agurkas• 14 years ago

After decade and a half in startups I am of belief that you must teach management to people. Inspirational managers are not born, they are mentored into that. Good management is not common sense, it is learned. If you are new manager, you should take any help you get.

Dylanlacey• 14 years ago

Yes. We absolutely do. There are so many companies that don't treat employees as adults that many employees believe that it's normal, worthwhile behavior.

My first two corporate jobs not only treated their staff like children, they treated them like trophy children to be used to enhance their reputation with literally no regard for the child's happiness. They lied, bullied and used "because I said so" over and over again. It took me three years to make the connection between their behavior and bullying parents because I was so conditioned by everyone around me to expect companies to act that way, to ask "How High" when my boss said "Jump" that I didn't realize it was bullshit.

mickdarling• 14 years ago

Articles like this are important to keep my mind actively thinking about how I do management. It is really easy to fallback to a "natural" management style when things are crazy busy, and it feels like you are struggling just to keep your head above water.

I like these, because they let me take a moment and step back and think about how I am doing and what parts I can change.

I do try to do the 1-on-1 meetings pretty often, and we do the team wide meetings more often, than he suggests. We've had big swings in positive and negative news over the course of a week, and having meetings that regularly keeps everyone in the loop.

mwctahoe• 14 years ago

False, tacos. Everybody loves tacos.

The Most Powerful Tool for Improving Morale in a Rapid Pace Startup

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