"Unapproachable" boss

Was a chick?

Tell her "approach this dick"


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You do come across like that in your posts on here

I work for a guy who is super approachable and super successful. Every day when he gets to the office, he goes around to every paralegal/secretary and asks them how they're doing and what's going on and just general chit chat. Then he goes in and starts his day and you'd be shocked at how that little bit goes a long way to them feeling comfortable to talk to him.

They get drunk with me after work and talk about anything other than work

maybe work the grill sometimes so your employees respect your big mac making skills

A good boss produces the results expected without breaking policy or the law. Being unapprroachable according to one guy is alot better than being too approachable by all of them. Read self help books. Leaders Managers type stuff.
But be true to yourself.If u look in the mirror and u could work for yourself you'll be alright. If your wife really thought all that she'd packed them up already.
The difference between u today and five yrs from today is the people u meet and the books that u read. Not internet reading; a person's book.
People stay in environments where they are winning and learning, btw. The guy that left wasnt getting one of those.

Go to bat for your people. Take an interest in your people.

Level with those smart/mature enough to handle it.

Express gratitude for good work.

Recognize improvement and effort (not nec publicly)

Do NOT let your overachieving employees feel like they're on par with the underachieving ones, and be smart enough that you can tell the difference

Do most of these things and you'd be off to a good start. These things foster loyalty to you. Good employees who know you're in their corner will go above and beyond if they know their work reflects on you.

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who has turned in their resignation

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Good paint & body men are hard to find, bro. Better give him a raise.

ETA: One of these days when I see your jeep outside your shop I am going to stop in and say hello.

Most important thing for me is that the boss trust me. If I've been there a week, I know the regular parts of the job inside and out. If anything comes up that is nonstandard which may have unintended effects, I'll ask.

I was plopped into running a company a few years back until we ran through our contracts. I essentially went from being a coffee bitch to president of the company while the owner was OOC. Ran it perfectly, finished all contractual jobs, and rather than allow it to keep going and simply collecting a check... The owner shut the doors.

It showed a complete lack of trust. Guy called a few days ago talking about starting it up again. Even though I now have my degree and happened to be looking for something better, I declined. After speaking with a few of the senior auditors, who are more than twice my age, they did as well.

Completely the opposite of burning bridges with an employer. This guy alienated his entire staff because he had trust issues.

My boss asks how we are doing every day. If I don't go to him with everything, he'll pop in, shoot the shite and make sure all is smooth. He asks about family, talks sports, etc. When I do something good, he tells me. Just a nice guy. This makes him approachable and makes people want to perform for him. Also, if he says something negative, I know it's because he wants to help, not be an a-hole.