Chapter 96. Aim for Respect Rather Than Being Liked
Don’t you just hate the manager who tries to be your chum, one of the guys/girls, your buddy, your pal. We’ve all worked with them and they are a mess. They embarrass themselves as much as their team. Aim for aloof. Aim for respect rather than being liked. Look, you want your staff to give you all they’ve got, not hugs and drinks down at the corner bar.
You have to create mystique, an air of power, authority, friendliness, without the desperate need to be liked. You have to remain detached.
Some day you may have to fire some of these people, and you don’t need to make it tougher on yourself than you have to.
Some day you will have to promote some of these people, and you don’t want to be seen ...
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