The Rules Of Management: A Definitive Code for Managerial Success, Expanded Edition
by Richard Templar
Chapter 93. Don’t Intimidate
Being a manager gives you authority and power, no doubt about that. Perhaps that’s what separates good managers like you from ineffective ones. You know how to handle that power and you don’t abuse it.
People will look up to you as a manager, respect you, and even fear you. You have the power of unemployment or work over them, and they will be aware of that in all their dealings with you. But you have to try to overcome that by getting them to trust you. Always be predictable so that they know where they are with you at all times and you don’t frighten them by catching them unaware. You mustn’t abuse your position by intimidating your team.
Yes, there are two ways to get things done—fear and reward—and a lot of managers ...
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