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The Undercover Boss Show Makes Some Interesting Points by Walt Barrett
I'll be turning 80 in May and that gives me over 65 years of working experience because I started to work very early and never really retired. I worked on farms and logging camps starting at age 12 and in the mills starting at age 14 and all the while I kept going to school even when I had to go to summer school to make up for failing grades because I worked the three PM to eleven PM shifts in the mills and did not always have enough time to study. I don't ever regret it and always look back fondly at those early years of my crazy, but interesting life. In those days the guy who did the job the best and made the most money for the company usually became the boss and he made more money too. You didn't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out early in life that hard work, good ideas and experience paid off.
Now let's fast forward 65 years. We see some very well established companies getting in serious financial difficulty because they are making very basic and fundamental mistakes. This is due to very bad leadership and academic snobbery just for openers. There is a TV show where the boss of a company goes undercover and proceeds to tour his company branches while discovering terrible problems on top of problems in the various branches of the company. The "Boss" always finds that there are several people that are trouble makers or just don't care and do not belong with the company to begin with. He also finds that there are one or two very key people that are carrying the operation on their backs and are at the breaking point. This is very typical of many large and small businesses. Why is this happening? Well this is my opinion. Ordinary workers need to have hope and confidence in the system. They need to see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Too many companies promote from out side the ranks insisting on all kinds of degrees and diplomas which are all well and good, but not totally necessary. Then to add insult to injury you have to take your best person on the production line and have him or her train the new "Boss" anyway. This can be very discouraging to your good and loyal employees and once they develop the I could give a rat's ass about the company because they don't give a rat's ass about me anymore is where your problems really begin and the attitude spreads quickly. That's why we have so many union problems in industry today. Which would you rather collect, a lot of fancy diplomas or a lot of first class employees that you trained from the ground up who really are loyal, enthusiastic and are putting out for the company? Some people got it and some people ain't! Getting the job done, keeping your employees happy and making the best possible profit for the company is the name of the game. It's the only game! If you have poor working conditions and are underpaying your employees then you are only fooling yourself and it also makes one wonder what kind of humans are these kind of bosses? Encourage your employees to further their own educations and help them in any way that you can. Then if they still can rise above the crowd it's on them. Always remember that all of these "Human Resources" people are not geniuses when it comes to hiring, firing or building your product or business and the same goes for sales people too.
Unless you are a total dumbbell you should know what is best for your company. You always lead by example. There are no short cuts and absentee management is exactly what it is!
Walt Barrett
An index of Blogs by Walt Barrett
Walt Barrett is the President and sole owner of A to Z Global Marketing Inc.
Now let's fast forward 65 years. We see some very well established companies getting in serious financial difficulty because they are making very basic and fundamental mistakes. This is due to very bad leadership and academic snobbery just for openers. There is a TV show where the boss of a company goes undercover and proceeds to tour his company branches while discovering terrible problems on top of problems in the various branches of the company. The "Boss" always finds that there are several people that are trouble makers or just don't care and do not belong with the company to begin with. He also finds that there are one or two very key people that are carrying the operation on their backs and are at the breaking point. This is very typical of many large and small businesses. Why is this happening? Well this is my opinion. Ordinary workers need to have hope and confidence in the system. They need to see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Too many companies promote from out side the ranks insisting on all kinds of degrees and diplomas which are all well and good, but not totally necessary. Then to add insult to injury you have to take your best person on the production line and have him or her train the new "Boss" anyway. This can be very discouraging to your good and loyal employees and once they develop the I could give a rat's ass about the company because they don't give a rat's ass about me anymore is where your problems really begin and the attitude spreads quickly. That's why we have so many union problems in industry today. Which would you rather collect, a lot of fancy diplomas or a lot of first class employees that you trained from the ground up who really are loyal, enthusiastic and are putting out for the company? Some people got it and some people ain't! Getting the job done, keeping your employees happy and making the best possible profit for the company is the name of the game. It's the only game! If you have poor working conditions and are underpaying your employees then you are only fooling yourself and it also makes one wonder what kind of humans are these kind of bosses? Encourage your employees to further their own educations and help them in any way that you can. Then if they still can rise above the crowd it's on them. Always remember that all of these "Human Resources" people are not geniuses when it comes to hiring, firing or building your product or business and the same goes for sales people too.
Unless you are a total dumbbell you should know what is best for your company. You always lead by example. There are no short cuts and absentee management is exactly what it is!
Walt Barrett
An index of Blogs by Walt Barrett
Walt Barrett is the President and sole owner of A to Z Global Marketing Inc.
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