When you're a boss it may seem like you've got lots of choices, but there are three important things where you don't get any say at all. They come with the job.
Thing Number 1: You're responsible. Whether it's good or, especially when it's bad, you're responsible for what happens. Your only choices are about how you handle that responsibility.
Thing Number 2: The team is your destiny. They don't have to do what you want them to do. If they don't, see Thing Number 1. The only choice you have is the way you influence team members to do what you want.
Thing Number 3: People watch you and listen to what you say. You may think they're not paying attention, but they are. You've got an important choice here. You can make your expectations explicit or you can let your team members guess what you want.
Bosses Bottom Line
It's one of the basic rules of being a boss that you use what you say and do to influence the behavior and performance of others.
Thanks to Wally Bock's Three Star Leadership Blog
http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2011/10/31/bosses-three-things-that-you-have-no-choice-about.aspx
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