Impressive Interview Questions

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Interviewingforyournextjobistoughwork!
Lastyear,IpublishedThe1ThingYouMustDoInEveryJobInterview.The
articlereceivedalotoffeedbacksomeinsupportandsomeinopposition.
Interviewshaveremainedahottopicformeoverthepastyear,especiallyasI
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worktoscaleourteamatLikeableLocal.Thisyear,IthoughtI'daskmyfriends
overattheYoungEntrepreneurCouncil(YEC)aboutthe1mostimpressive
interviewquestiontoask.
TheYECisaninviteonlyorganizationcomprisedoftheworldsmostpromising
youngentrepreneurs.IaskedtheseCEO'sandentrepreneurswhatsinglemost
impressiveinterviewquestionsapplicantshaveasked(ortheytheywish
applicantswouldask).Thesearetheiranswers,followedbymine:
1.WhatNewSkillsCanIHopetoLearnHere?
Thisisjustmyperspective,butI'vealwayssecretly
hopedtohearthisquestion.Itsignifiesafewpositive
things:theapplicantacknowledgestheydon'tknow
everythinganditsignalsbothhumilityandpotential.This
individualisactivelyseekingknowledgeandusingthat
asacriteriatojudgeopportunity.Theyknowthatskills
areimportant,notjustknowledge.BrianHonigman,
BrianHonigman.com
2.HowDoYouSeeThisPositionEvolvinginTheNextThreeYears?
Whenjobapplicantsaskthisquestion,itmeansthey're
lookingforapositionwheretheycanblossomlongterm.
They'recommittedtotheirowncareergrowthandbeing
selectiveaboutonlyacceptingoffersfromcompanies
thatwillgivethemtheframeworkforthatgrowth.And
they'realsotactfulandstrategicenoughtoletmeknow
inapolite,subtleway.JaredBrown,CoFounder,
Hubstaff
3.WhatCanIHelptoClarifyThatWouldMakeHiringMeanEasyDecision?
AtLaunchAcademy,wealwayscoachourgraduatingstudentstoaskthis
questionattheendofaninterview.Itshowsthatthatyou'reeagertogetthejob,
you'reamenabletofeedback,you'reconfidentinyourabilitiesandthatyoucan
clearupanyuncertainty.DanPickett,CoFounder,LaunchAcademy
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4.HowCan'X'ScenarioMove'Y'IdeaForward?
Ilovewhenanengineering
applicantasksaquestionabout
ourbusinessmodel,ora
marketingapplicantasksabout
ourdevelopmentprocess.Ata
smallcompany,holisticthinking
isessentialtomakeakiller
product:Youhavetocombinebusinessneedswithtechnicalexpertise,andthe
peoplewhoareinterestedinbothareasoftencomeupwiththemostcreative
solutions.
AJShankar,CEO,Everlaw,Inc.
5.IfYouCouldImproveOneThingAboutTheCompany,WhatWouldIt
Be?
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Anyqualifiedcandidateshouldbeinterviewingthe
prospectiveemployerasmuchastheyarebeing
Pulse
interviewed.Byaskingaboutwherethecompanycan
improve,theintervieweenotonlyestablishesthatthe
interviewprocessisatwowaystreet,butmayalsofind
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JobInterviewQuestiont
outsomeimportantinformationtouseinherdecision
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making.Iftheanswergivenisnotcandid,thereis
informationinthataswell.PeterMinton,Founder&President,MintonLaw
HowSmartManagers
Group,P.C.
ManipulateEmployees
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6.What'sTheMostFrustratingPartofWorkingHere?
20ThingsYourBossWill
LoveToHearandWhy
BernardMarr
Thisandothercourageousquestionsdemanda
thoughtfulresponse.Weencouragequestionsthat
TheSimplePowerofHeartfelt
Gratitude:aTrueStory requirecouragetoaskandthoughtfulnesstoanswer.If
JeffHaden
youcandoitinaninterview,youcanprobablydoitwith
customers.Andeverydayweneedtohavecourageous
WhenYourJobStartstoFeel
sometimesuncomfortableconversationswith
Toxic,ItsTimetoMoveOn
SteveBlank
customers.AveryFisher,President,Remedify
HowtoMovefromJobtoJob:
Bea"Knight"nota"Bishop"
7.Who'sYourIdealCandidateAndHowCanIMakeMyselfMoreLike
JamesCitrin
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Them?
TheFirstTimeIFired
Someone.TheFirstTimeI
Nomatterifthey'dliketoadmititornot,everyCEOand
MarkLeslie
GotFired.
hiringmanagerhastheirpictureperfect"ideal"candidate
forthejob.Ifanemployeeaskedthisquestionor
AGoogleExec'sOdetoLife
afterWork:YourHeadlines
somethingsimilarduringtheirinterview,itwouldnotonly
IsabelleRoughol
forWednesday
showmethatthey'resincerelyinterestedinthejob,but
willingtodowhateverittakestobecomethebest
The1VerySimpleButOften
ForgottenTruthAboutemployeepossible.PhilLaboon,President,Eyeflow
DouglasConant
Leadership
InternetMarketing
TheProfessionalBreakup:
HowtoWalkAwayGracefully
8.HowDidYouGetYourStart?
JanineAllis
TheThingsYouLearnfrom
WhenaskedthisquestionasaCEO,itshowsthatthe
HearingIQuit170Times
NaomiSimson
individualyouareinterviewingisinterestedinyourpast
andwhatyouhaveaccomplisheduptothispoint.You
5ThingsILearnedFromwantemployeeswhobuyintoyouandyouridea,soitis
RobertHerjavec
imperativethatyouhirepeoplewhoareonboardwith
yourvision.JaynaCooke,CEO,EVENTup
9.WhatIsHoldingtheCompanyBack?
Everycompanyhasimmediatechallengesthatpreventit
fromachievingit'sfullpotential.Agreatemployeewill
identifythosebottlenecks,developaplantosolvethem
andthenexecuteonthestrategy.Agreatcandidatewill
bedoingwhatevershecantostartidentifyingthese
challengesevenbeforegettingtheoffer.
SathvikTantry,CoFounderandCEO,FormSwift
10.WhatKeepsYouUpatNight?
Ilovethisquestionbecauseitdemonstratesanadherencetoourcultureof
challengingeveryonewhilealsoindicatingthatthecandidateunderstandsthat
ourexistenceisalwaysinfluxasastartup.Whenacandidateshowsthatshe
hasasimilarfeelingand/ortheoutlineofawaytothinkaboutaddressingthat
fear,itgoesalongway.KofiKankam,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,Admit.me
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11.WhatConcerns/ReservationsDoYouHaveAbout
MeforThisPosition?
Thisquestionshowsthatthe
candidateisbeingthoughtful
aboutthejob,andcaresabout
trulyearningtheroleand
excellingiftheyjointheteam.
Itsalsosmartbecauseitallows
themtoaddressconcernson
thespotandinperson.JohnBerkowitz,CofounderandChiefRevenue
Officer,Yodle
Thosearethe11favoriteinterviewquestionsfromtheYEC.Asforme,my
favoriteinterviewquestionis:
HowwilltheworkIllbedoingcontributetotheorganizationsmission?
(othershere)
Nowit'sYOURturn.Whatdoyouthink?Whataresomeinterview
questionsthathaveleftyouimpressed?Whataresomeoftheworstan
applicantcanask?Haveyouusedanyoftheseonajobinterview?What's
thebestquestionyou'veaskedatajobinterview?Pleasetellmeinthe
commentssectionbelow,andpleasesharethispostwithyournetworkto
helpthempreparefortheirnextinterview!
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VictoriaTeasdale
Analyst
Icouldhavedonewiththisearlierintheweek!Istillgotthejobbutitwouldhave
beennicetomakeabetterimpression.Greatread!
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RoisinMurphy
Legalprofessionalseekingwork
IwishIhadseenthisearlier!Ihadaninterviewthismorningandaskedifthere
wouldbeanyparticularprojectsthatwouldbeveryimportantinthefirstthree
monthsofthejob.Iwasalittlesurprisedbyhowmuchdiscussionitgenerated
anditgavemeamuchbetterinsightintowhatthejobinvolved
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ImadAtshan
ExplorationGeophysicistatStatoil
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PaulTook
SouthernRegionSalesManager,AustraliaatRedHat
Myfavouritequestionisnot"Whatkeepsyouupatnight",rather,"Whatgets
yououtofbedinthemorning!"
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JBharathan,MS,MSPPM
Myfavoritequestionis"Doyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsthatisstopping
youfromconsideringmeasthenumberonecandidateforthisopportunity?
causeIliketoaddressthoserightnow"
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robertgreeley
NewMusicalStageplays
IsearchtheInternetfortheprincipalsofthecompany,whatthecompanydoes
andplanhowIcanimprovetheirprofitsbecause,Icanusuallyspotwhat
appearstobegaps.InfactIconsidereddoingthatforaliving.Askhowlong
theiraverageemployeehasbeenthere.Alsocheckhowoftentheyrunadsand
hireandfire.
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AndyMcIntosh
DirectorofSalesatQCManufacturing,Inc.
Mypointofreferenceisthis:whatcouldacompetitordotojeopardizeyour
marketshare..orevenputyououtofbusiness...figurethatoutanddoit
yourself,andyou'vejustmadeyourselfabettercompany.That'smyfocus...to
makeyouabettercompany!
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AntonKrylov
ManagingDirectoratMechelServiceUKLtd.
Whateveristhequestionsincerityisthemainthing.Onceyoumanagetofakeit
youstarttoturntheoddsinyourfavour.
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CliffordHarmon,FACHE
ChiefExecutiveOfficeratHarrisonCommunityHospital
"Whatprojectsorinitiativesdoyouthinkneedtobecompletedwithinthenext12monthsin
orderforyoutosaythatIhavebeensuccessfulinmovingtheorganizationforward(andforyou
tobehighlysatisfiedwithmyperformance)?"
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11hoursago
LanceSmith
BusinessDevelopmentSr.ConsultantatDellServices
Whatsetsyourcompanyapartfromyourcompetitors?
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LucianaVozzaMassey
Asacompanyandasmanager,whatmakesyoudifferent?
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MicheleMiller
CustomerServiceAssociate/Collections/TrainingatAmericanExpress
Myquestionhasbeentopastinterviewer,whatdoyoufeelishardestpartofthis
positionandwhy?
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EstherCoultas
PeechengChen
RealtoratTopGoldRealty
greatarticle
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StephenLenala
ManagementConsultingProfessional
GoodI'mgoingtousesomeofthequestionseachinterview.Thankalot".
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12hoursago
LouisePatenaude
HospitalityProfessional
MysonjusthadaninterviewIwishIhadseenthissooner!ButI'mlookingfora
newpositionsohopefullythishelps
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RayC.Fox
ExperiencedSalesProfessional
Ihaveinterviewthisafternoon.Thisisgreatinformation.Thanks!
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TimothyLeighty
BusinessProcessConsultant
Ifofferedtheposition,whatisthegreatestobstacleI'llhavetoovercomeinas
youremployee?
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13hoursago
MyriamBeaug
Tothistop12list,Iwouldadd,"Whichknowledgegapswithinyourorganization
doyouwanttoreducebyfillingthisposition?"
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ShameikaJohnson
GraduateStudentatWesternMichiganUniversity
Ihaveaninterviewtomorrow!Thesehelpalot!Iwillsurelyusesomeofthem!
Thanksforthepost!
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RichHamilton
DirectorofImplementationatQualityContactSolutions,Inc.
Thanksforsharing.Greatarticle.
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ShameikaJohnson
GraduateStudentatWesternMichiganUniversity
Ihaveaninterviewtomorrow!Thesehelpalot!Iwillsurelyusesomeofthem!
Thanksforthepost!
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RichHamilton
DirectorofImplementationatQualityContactSolutions,Inc.
Thanksforsharing.Greatarticle.
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KheireddineBouteraa
tudiant(UniversitdeParis1PanthonSorbonne)
Smartandefficient:)
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VirginiaNicols
SmallBusinessMarketingChampion|FreelanceWriter&EditorExtraordinaire|
EnthusiasticTrainer&Coach
Someofthesequestionswouldreallycomeacrossasinappropriateorcheekyif
askedthewrongwaybyaveryyoungcandidate...
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NatalieFreitas
NatalieFreitas
LegalServicesatOLINSRIVIERECOATESANDBAGULA,LLP
andIndependentConsultantatArbonneInternationalLLC
Absolutelyagree!
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MelindaLee
UndergraduateNeuroscienceResearcheratStonyBrookUniversity
Thankyouforthis!Thisisreallyhelpful!
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ShameikaJohnson
NatalieFreitas
LegalServicesatOLINSRIVIERECOATESANDBAGULA,LLPand
IndependentConsultantatArbonneInternationalLLC
IagreewithPhilabovebutwouldchange,"Who'sYourIdealCandidateAndHow
CanIMakeMyselfMoreLikeThem?"toWho'sYourIdealemployeeAndcanI
learnfromthemtobecomeanassettoyourcompany?IalsoABSOLUTELY
loveDan'squestion,"WhatCanIHelptoClarifyThatWouldMakeHiringMean
EasyDecision?"YES!!!!Ask!Ifyouareontheedgeofmydecisionwithone
otherhire,thiscanbethequestionthatgetsyouin!Iwantconfidence,awilling
tolearnandtakeontasks(nomatterhowsmall).Ilookforsomeonewillingto
learnandcapableoflearning.Iwanttohearthatyouaregoingtheextramile
andwillprovetomethatyouareanasset.Iwanttohearinaninterviewthatyou
willbeheretomakemylifeandanyoneintheofficeslifeeasierandwhatcan
youdotomakethishappen.Ifindthatconfidenceinwhoyouarewithahumble
perspectiveofwhoyouareisakeyemployee.Inmylineofwork,Ialsoloveto
hirewaitressandwaiters!Theyaremultitaskersthatarewillingandabletodeal
withanyonewithrespectandcourtesy.Theygiveitalltheyhaveandenjoy
pleasingpeopleandworkinghard.Bestofluck!
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CarmenVilceanu
DouglasPeters
NXProductManageratSiemensPLM
Howdoesthiscompanygetthemostfromitsemployees?(Ifyou'renottalking
toyourpotentialmanager)
Howdoyougetthebestfromyourpeople?(Ifyouaretalkingtoyourmanager)
Thesegettothemanagementstyleofthecompanyandhowtheyvalueand
developemployees.IwishedI'daskedthesewhenIwasfirststartingout.
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15hoursago
KeithValdez
TechnologySpecialistattheMileHighIndependentLivingCenter
TheonlysuggestionsIsawthatwerebothimportantandusefulwereStephen's
aboutfailures,aseveryonefailsandwhattheylearnfromthatisalwayswhat
willleadapersonintothefuture.ThesecondwasMerry's.Dotheypayequally?
TheAgeismquestionwillneverbeansweredhonestlyunfortunately,you'll
alwaysgettheblanket"NO"answereventhoughyouknowmostcompaniesdo.
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NasarioGutierrez
TrumpeteratEntouragetheBand
Hello!Hopeyouarehavingagoodday.Iwasbrowsingthroughyour
advertisementandthoughtIwouldseewhatitisabout.I'maretiredmunicipal
governmentemployeeandIwasinterestedinreenteringthejobmarket.Idon't
wanttoworkfulltimebutIdowanttofindacompanythatwillappreciatemy
expertise.
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MerryHelm
Researcher,writer,publisheratPrairieBoyBooks
Iwishitwaspossibletoask,"Doyoupayyourfemaleemployeesthesamewas
yourmaleemployees?"And,"Doyouruleoutcertaincandidatesbyusing
ageism?"
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NasarioGutierrez
TrumpeteratEntouragetheBand
Goodquestion!
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ThomasMulholland
BusinessRepresentativeatInsulatorsLocal2
Excellentquestion.Iwishwelivedinaworldwhereitdidn'tneedtobe
asked.
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JohnChristie
BrianHonigmanmentions"acriteria"...nonetoobright,ishe?
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KarenbethGlunz
AuthorofBlogathttp://karenbethglunz.wordpress.com/
Duringtheinterview,considerNOTusingtheoverusedwordsof"passionate",
"authentic",and"haveaniceday"!Someofthequestionsinthearticlemay
throwthepersonconductingtheinterviewoffbalanceandI'mnotsurethatisan
advantage.Ialsothinkthatsomeofthequestionsaretoopersonalandfrankly
rude."Whatkeepsyouupatnight?".Whaaaat?"Howdidyougetyourstart?"
maybeconsideredtoopersonal.It'saninterview,notaluncheon.
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KyraHill,KenReinertson,andTeneishaJones
DianeZahorodny
MarketingCoordinatoratChinookMedicalGear
Whywasthereonly1womanincludedinthisgroup.Youknowthatwerepresent
50%ofthepopulation...right?
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17hoursago
StephenWesturn,MBA
DirectorofFinancialPlanning&AnalysisatPremierTrailerLeasing
Allgreatquestions.OnethatIhaveaskedcandidatesinthepastiswhatwas
yourgreatestfailure.Ifirstshareoneofmyown,andexplainthateveryonehas
failure.Mygoalistoseehowtheyreactandiftheyshowthattheylearnedfrom
thesituation.
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SandiKitts
Consultant
I'mwonderingifthesuggestionsabovewoulddiffer,hadyouofferedamore
balancedgenderratioofrespondants.
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KarlReuning
Ihelpmanufacturersdevelopproductsandprograms,bothshortandlongrange,inexistingand
newmarkets.
Ibelieveweoverthinkthehiringprocess.
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18hoursago
RhondaBlissandKarlavanderHoeven
HerbertOchier
President/ManagingPartnerGlobalRecruitersNetworkFortBendCounty
"Fastforwardayear,andimaginethatyou'relookingbackonthishiring
decision.Thepersonyouhiredhasexceededyourhighestexpectations.What
didtheydothatimpressedyoumost?'"
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VirginiaManley
OfficeManageratDinwiddieCountyWaterAuthority
Oneofthequestionsweuseis,"Giveusanexampleofatimewhenyouhadto
think'outsideofthebox'toaccomplishoneofyourjobtasksorgoals.Whatdid
youdoandhowdidyoursupervisorreacttowhatyoudidtoaccomplishit?"
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ManfredCarvajalMurillo
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Oops...
IthinkLaura'sontherighttrack.Manyofthesequestionscanbe
usedbythecandidateas"pleasehelpmetounderstandwhatitis
youwanttohear".I'mlookingforthoughtfulquestionswherethe
candidatestandsonhis/herown,onesthatgamethesystem.
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TeneishaJones
JackieBuval
DirectorHomeBasedPrimaryCare
Ialwaysappreciatecandidatesaskingquestionsattheconclusionoftheformal
interview.OnequestionI'malwayslookingforcandidatestoaskis:What
pressingtask(s)willbeexpectedofmewithinthefirst90daysofacceptingthis
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job?
Thisquestiontellsmethatthecandidateiswillingtohitthegroundrunningand
understandsthatbusinessdoesn'tjuststopduetovacancies.
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OnSunday,Iwroteabouthowyoucanoutsmartadifficultboss.
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Iwantedtoempoweryoutostaycalmandfightbackwithsmarts
ratherthanvenom.Formostpeople,quittingisnotanoptionor
therightanswerwhenthebossgetsabitnasty.
Themostsuccessfulpeoplemastertheiremotions.Doinggreatworkand
buildingrelationshipshelpsyoustaycalmandincontrol.
Theresponsetothatpostdidnotsurprisemetherearelotsoftoxicbossesout
there.Iknow,becauseIhavehadafewofthemmyself.AndastheCEOofAha!
(whichisvisualproductroadmapsoftware),IdoeverythingIcantohelp
employeesandthebusinessgrowwithnopain.
Hereareafewcommentsyousharedwithmethathighlighthowyouhandlebad
bosses:
Atrueprofessionalcanbringaboutafeelingofinsecurityintheirboss.If
heisnotemotionallyintelligent,hefeelsthreatened.Ifabossistoxic
thereisusuallyareason.
Sometimesyoujustcan'tnegotiate,tolerateorreasonwithatoxicboss
becauseshebelievessheisalwaysright.Findingyourselfbetweenarock
andahardplacewithatoxicbossisnotwhereyouwanttobe.
Iexpectedthesekindsofstories,butthiscommentcaughtmeoffguardandgot
methinking:
OneofthethingsIhavelearnedovertheyearsisthatnotalldifficult
bossesaretoxic.Themanagerswhochallengeusinapositivewayare
theonesthatwelearnthemostfrom.Toughsituationsbringoutthebest
inallofus.
MaybeIhaditallwrong.Maybethegreatestleadersactuallyoutsmartand
manipulatetheiremployeesattimes(forgood).Afterthinkingitthrough,I
realizedthatItrytodothismyselfsometimes.
Overtheyears,Ihavemanagedafewhundredpeopleeitherdirectlyor
indirectly.Ihavehadthe"crier,"the"sleeper,"the"unstable"employeeswho
selfsabotagedwithoutknowingit.Andineachcase,Ididmybesttoleadthe
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persontobebetterthantheythoughtwaspossible.
Hereishowgoodleadersworktooutsmartpeoplewhoreporttothem.Isuggest
greatmanagers:
Removebarriers
Toconnectwithotherpeople,weneedtoknowwhatmakesthemtick.Doyou
knowyouremployees'motivations,orwhatmakesthemfeelthemost
accomplished?Havingregularoneononeconversationswithyourteamhelps
identifythebarriersthatholdthembackfromtheirgreatestperformance.
Setgoals
Ifemployeesdonotknowwheretheyaregoing,howwilltheygetthere?
Encourageemployeestosetweekly,monthly,quarterly,andyearlygoalsfor
themselves.Reviewthesegoalswiththemregularly,andtrackprogresstowards
success.Ifproblemsarise,youwillbothseethemcomingandbeabletowork
throughthemtogether.
Pushhard
Sometimes,peoplegetcomfortableunderperformingandneverresettheirown
expectations.Astheirmanager,itisyourjobtopushthemtoachievemore.
Assignthemstretchprojectsthatstrengthentheirskillsandhelpthemaddress
areasofweakness.
Thebestmanagersturnpotentialintoperformance.Theydothisby
lookingaheadandbeingaresourceandanadvocateforeachmemberof
theteam.
Toxicmanagersrunwild.Butsometimesweforgettoseethebosswhohasan
edgeandisusingittomakeusbetter.So,beslowtojudge.Itmightverywellbe
thatyourbossissmarterthanyouthink.Andthatwisdommightbeusedtohelp
makeyoushine.
Howhasyourbossmanipulatedyouforthebetter?
Also,ifyouwouldliketoreadmyfuturepoststhenpleaseclick'Follow'at
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