Between the Bars: Comments on 'Bring Back Officer Friendly'https://betweenthebars.org/posts/commentfeed/307302022-12-06T14:11:50ZComment2022-12-06T14:11:50ZCavak/people/show/9808tag:betweenthebars.org,2022-12-06:/posts/30730/bring-back-officer-friendly/comments
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<span class='comment-date'>Posted 1 year, 3 months ago.</span>
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Interesting opinion piece on this topic.<br /><br />I recently read a book that says, in essence, the best managers are people who don't aspire to be managers to begin with. They're the people who pay attention, work beside, and are pliable to change their work operations for the greater good of their team. Often they're the ones who have actual work experience of their team's various positions under their belt, so they speak the same language as their coworkers. If there's something they don't know, they adapt and ask first-hand opinions from their members. They lead with a strong backbone and compassion.<br /><br />The ones with the worst performance records and lowest satisfaction reports are ran by managers who have managing experience but use that as a pedestal of their expertise. Yes, they can lead and delegate. They can get results. They may sometimes reward their team with gifts. But they also have the highest burn out rates and poor communication with their team. Their general attitude amounts to, "Just get it done. No exceptions." <br /><br />So you're onto something when you say that the best officers can be people who don't aspire to be officers to begin with. It's been proven already in the corporate retail workforce, and it's not that much of a stretch to imagine it in other careers as well. <br /><br />Wishing you well. Thank you for writing. :)
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