This morning I heard numerous references to this Florida State survey regarding lying bosses. I caught up to the story and found a slightly different read - Study: Bad Bosses Abound in U.S. Really? I’m not sure how this is newsworthy, but it hooked me.

Here are the stats from the upcoming survey:

• 39 percent of workers said their supervisor failed to keep promises.
• 37 percent said their supervisor failed to give credit when due.
• 31 percent said their supervisor gave them the “silent treatment” in the past year.
• 27 percent said their supervisor made negative comments about them to other employees or managers.
• 24 percent said their supervisor invaded their privacy.
• 23 percent said their supervisor blamed others to cover up mistakes or to minimize embarrassment.

I do not see any direct statements regarding lying. I chose to highlight some of the egregious offenses discovered by the survey. To me, it looks like much ado about nothing.

I believe most people have experienced some of these interactions (thought I’m not sure about the context of “invaded their privacy”). Some of these statements have emanated from my 7 year-old son’s mouth.

Leading others is a difficult proposition for any one person. I believe it was Bill Cosby who once stated, “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” The best managers I have every worked for share one common trait - they were all fair.

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Posted By Derrick Moe | Communication, Sales Management, Team Management | |