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Boss S Day

October 15, 2010 by · Comments Off on Boss S Day 

Boss S Day, Today is National Boss Day. Usually celebrated on October 16, today is the feast because the date falls on a weekend.

Cards, balloons and gifts are often given to acknowledge receipt of your boss. Some of you may roll your eyes at the idea of doing something nice for your boss, and others may be very anxious to do something special for their own.

If you feel like your boss is out for him or he is rooting in your corner, here are some qualities that make a great boss. See if yours can be one of them.

• Macromanager versus micromanager: American Express Openforum.com micromanagement listed as a big no-no when it comes to being a great boss. As a boss, you are hiring, so you have to trust the fact that you hired someone who will do the job – no matter how they do.

• Characters: On every job site, this is a great feature. Employees want their bosses to be affordable. According to Monster.com a boss who is their availability and made the acquaintance of their employees is appreciated. Their workers are more productive and engaged in their work accordingly.

• Teamwork: a boss who is willing to help do the job is important. It shows their employees that they consider themselves above all others. The International Business Times told employees the value of a boss who is a team player, and 88 percent of them believe that is what makes a good boss.

• Offer Perks: patterns of Fortune magazine listed their competitor’s best bosses, and all winners offered special benefits to their employees. Co-founder and CEO of Rackspace Managed Hosting, Graham Weston, gives his top employees performing the keys to his BMW for the week as an advantage.

• Coach and teaching: A boss is someone who continually teaches their employees so they could move to the next level. It is not just about the work either. Lessons of life are too precious. In addition, Openforum.com said this boss will also admit when he does not know something and is willing to teach him.

BOSS S DAY 2010

October 13, 2010 by · Comments Off on BOSS S DAY 2010 

BOSS S DAY 2010, A replica of surprising economic downturn is now so far employers, with nearly half (45 percent) of workers in the United States indicating their relationship with their boss has been affected by the recession, according to the latest survey Staffing Services Spherion Snapshot. In addition, those who say that there relationship with their boss was affected, 74 percent of these workers say the recession has eroded their relationship with their boss negatively.

The 2010 Boss Day survey conducted by Monster on behalf of Spherion Staffing, also found that over a third of workers (34 percent) say they are somewhat or very dissatisfied with their relationships with their boss.

Bosses offer little support in career development, with great harm to their workers

Not only do many employers unable to support the career development of their employees, in many cases they impede their progress. The study found that 38 percent of workers said their boss is somewhat or very indifferent when it comes to their career development, with 27 percent saying that the attitude of their boss about their development career has changed since the recession.

More worryingly, nearly half of workers (45 percent) say their boss has taken credit for their work, and another 37 percent say their boss has “thrown into the bus” to save himself / herself.

Erodes confidence in the Moguls

Many workers believe their bosses have not been completely honest and frank about job security, and in many cases feel little respect for their manager. The study found one in four believes that his boss is somewhat or very honest about their job security, and more than half (53 percent) say their boss does not respect them as the professional equality.

And, many employees lack confidence in discussing sensitive issues or unethical with their managers. The study showed 46 percent of workers say they do not think they can freely and openly discuss issues of unethical work with their boss and 44 percent say they can not confide about labor issues sensitive or confidential.

“At a time when workers are probably added support and guidance to offset the uncertainties that come with a faltering economy, many employers are simply not stepping up to the plate,” says Loretta Penn, President, and Spherion Staffing Services. “Managers need to create an environment that promotes open and direct communication, provides full support for workers, and demonstrates the commitment to career development. Unfortunately, many employers today are simply not carrying out this responsibility. ”

Workers have little admiration, respect to employment patterns

Perhaps the most surprising of all, only 34 percent of workers would accept employment if they were offered with a full 40 percent say they would not accept their bosses’ bosses for their jobs. When it is the job performance, many employees feel they can do better.

According to the study, 44 percent of employees feel they could do a better job than their boss, and 61 percent believe they possess qualities better management of their boss. This may be contributing to the shortage of loyalty to their bosses. When asked if they wanted to join their boss if they move to another company and had the chance to join them, 43 percent said no and another 35 percent said they did not know.

“The relationship between supervisors and their employees play an important role in job satisfaction,” said Penn. “With nearly all aspects of labor market and the workplace on shaky ground, companies can not afford employ workers uncommitted or login turnover costs rose -. Two very unlikely if they remain dissatisfied and disheartened by their bosses’

Methodology

The October 2010 Spherion Bosses day labor survey was conducted online within the United States by Monster Worldwide, on behalf of Spherion Staffing Services between September 29 and October 7, 2010 among a sample of 231 U.S. adults work, aged 20 and older. Respondents represent those invited to participate in the survey, which includes full and part-time workers.

All surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate, including sampling error, the coverage error, error associated with nonresponse, error associated with question wording and response options, and post-survey weighting and adjustments. Therefore, Monster feels the use of “margin of error” is misleading. Anything that can be calculated are different possible sampling errors with different probabilities pure, unweighted, random samples with response rates of 100%. These are only theoretical because no published polls approaching this ideal.

Respondents to this survey were selected at random from those who agreed to receive communication from Monster, so no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.

About Spherion Staffing Services

Spherion Staffing Services is a leading recruiting and staffing provider that specializes in placing administrative, customer service, office and light industrial potential candidates temporary full-time. As an industry pioneer for over 60 years, Spherion has provided, selected and placed millions of individuals in virtually all sectors through a network of offices in the United States and Canada.

Spherion Staffing Services is a division of NTC Group, Inc. NTC operates a family of specialized companies, provides strategic workforce solutions in professional services and general staffing. For more information, please visit www.spherion.com.

SOURCE Spherion Staffing Services

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