Recently I have had the opportunity (or compulsion, u might say) to work with 2 bosses at the same time... if thats not enough of a tricky situation, the attitude of the 2 bosses are diamatrically opposite! one is cool as a cucumber and has a great rapport with us teammates... today cpl of us went out for lunch with him (ok, so i paid, it was my treat, but he would have gone anyways!) and it was great fun... while the other one believes in utilizing every single minute of official time to do work and only work.. all work and no play makes him very boring and i find myself yawning every time i have a more than 10 min discussion with him! and we've never ever managed to get a single Rs treat out of him!
the 2 of them are quite similar in many ways - neither of them are known to have lost their tempers ever, both are so methodical and possess extensive knowledge.. but people skills - oh thats where the great divide begins! i mean, who in the world rushes to the cafe for just half a min, fills his coffee mug and runs back so that he can come back and continue work??
no, this is not a boss-bashing session.. this is more to reflect on which attitude gets work done faster and more efficiently... and which attitude will i choose once i get into that position of responsibility? does the nagging and keeping a distance work or does the rapport and feedback work? hmmm... and most of us complain about our bosses' behaviour, but act the same way when given a responsibility... so its an inherent hypocrisy in us too...
wonder when i will understand which path to tread.. meanwhile, i'm tearing my hair out wondering whose deadline i should meet first! :-))
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