Let Your Employees Have A Good Day

Just because your boss manages more doesn’t necessarily mean they’re managing better. I recall a recent day when the team of employees were getting ready to start their day. Everyone seemed to be in good spirits and excited for a productive day. Then, the first email came from our boss: “blah, blah, blah and do not do this again in the future.” Soon enough, the second email came: “from now on, I want to be informed when you blah, blah, blah.” And the third email: “I am going to be listening to your sales calls, blah, blah, blah.” Then the fourth, fifth and so on; after 7 emails of managing your staff, it should be obvious they are in a worse mood and feel like they are being babysitted (not to mention they probably stopped paying attention　after the third email　and now realize their boss is both micromanaging and scared to confront people face to face). People want to have a sense of accomplishment; no one wants to leave work and feel like a failure, yet managers continue to try and convince employees they are failing at something. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if a manager only focused on – and talked about – what the staff was doing right for a few months.