CHAPTER 3

The Best Boss Leadership Approach

The approach of a Best Boss seems to embody three distinct features:

1. A trusting relationship between self and direct report;

2. A virtuous (i.e., positively reinforcing) system of deliberate and focused interaction between self and direct report that accounts for the growing trust; and

3. A favorable cycle of performance that unfolds between Best Boss and direct report that is born out of the first two features.

In short, the Best Boss approach is represented by a virtuous system of interaction that leads to a virtuous cycle of performance. Allow us to explain.

A Relationship Based on Trust and Mutual Respect

We hypothesize that there is a virtuous system of interaction between a Best Boss and ...

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