The Best Boss I Ever Had …Okay, I have been more than remiss in by blogging to this site but will be better at posting as (I guess it’s a good thing) I’ve had a lot of requests to continue and to create content here.
A while back I wrote an article called: The Best Boss I Ever Had. I’ve been fortunate to have had it reprinted in numerous magazines, newsletters and publications so it has resonated with at least a few people. I hope you enjoy it!
Last week Wisconsin Public Radio called and asked me to be a guest on their drive time show: At Issue with Ben Merens. Firstly, let me say that Ben Merens is a true class act as a talk show host and has a huge following that is well deserved throughout the Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) network. He is knowledgeable, classy, is a master interviewer and the thing that left the best impression with me is that he truly “honors” the views, needs and perspectives of his listening audience.
He dedicated the show to his late mentor and station manager and called the segment “The Best Boss I Ever Had” and invited listeners to call in and recount their best boss ever. The recording of the show can be found at the WPR site. Click here for the recording.
Well the bottom line is that many callers called in and gave a variety of characteristics of their best boss ever. How about you? Who was your best boss ever … and more important, what made them such a good boss? In my leadership presentations we’ll often have many people share their version of who their best boss ever was. I would be interested in hearing your version.
Motivational Challenge: How well do you personally do exemplifying the character trait that you respected in your best boss? How would your employees, or co-workers, or your family rate you in the trait/skill area that you so respected in your best boss?
Do you feel like that is too tough a standard to live up to? It might be. But recognize that this is your own personal standard of excellence … it’s how you defined your best boss ever. Sometimes the standards we set for ourselves are the toughest ones to live up to!
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18 comments:
hi, great piece. look forward to reading more...
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Looks like a good lineup of speakers and I like the local & small business focus. Will any of this be broadcast online or recorded for later viewing.
Motivational speakers have the capability to cultivate positive attitude in even a most stressful and depressed person.
I guess the best boss for me is one of the best motivational speakers I have ever met. Although not in a sense that she is known online or worldwide but within our team, she has constantly gave us the right motivation to keep going towards the goal. I will always look up to her and remember her advices wherever I go
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Wow great blog post on motivational speakers. Thanks for this!
Hi I believe this is a great artical and something Motivational speakers can really align with.
I work for a motivational speaker bureau so my boss really is a motivational speaker! lol
Where are you from Vilis Ozols are you Greek?
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate and/or inspire an audience. I also want to become a motivational keynote speaker.
What if I've never truly admired/respected a boss? Not that none of them have had good qualities, but they certainly always have an unhealthy amount of dysfunction
This blog is great and has provided interesting and useful information. Thanks and I hope to see such information in the future as well.
I think that when it comes to speakers, a safety speaker is an extremely important kind of motivational speaker. In any case, thank you very much for this post. I enjoyed it :) I like thinking about who the best boss I ever had might be.
Looks like a good lineup of speakers and I like the local & small business focus. Will any of this be broadcast online or recorded for later viewing.
I have to admit that one of my pet peeves is purchasing or perusing a Motivational speakers compilation of quotations and seeing the same "stuff" over and over again.
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