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Question in an interview: Do you prefer being feared by your employees or loved, or being followed? Why?

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Question added by Nadjib RABAHI , Freelancer , My own account
Date Posted: 2018/08/20
Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD)
by Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) , University Lecturer, Freelancer Consultant and Trainer for Int'l Business & Banking TF. , FreeLancer

Thanks for invitation,

I do prefer to follow me, as this is an indication that they are convinced with my own "Management Style", and this will motivate them to do their best in achieving required objectives that are conveyed to them through myself.

Marwa ELZINI
by Marwa ELZINI , Operations Director , PKF ProGroup Algeria

Mr. Rebahi,

Thank you for your question!

 

Actually I prefer to be followed by my employees, and that means a lot for me because they are accepting, respecting and convinced about what we are doing to achieve company’s targets.

 

Asssalm O Alaikum

Hopefully fine and haappy

in my opinion ther some points add in the favor of under empolly

but the candidate have abettter point position U given him the chance , that its righ and  in the good  favor of  the company to got benifits of his talent  , and naver  blocked the way / door  of new commer / blood that every one need / required  new blood energatic power  ..

Thanks

Mikel Bekolli
by Mikel Bekolli , English Teacher , "Jani Vreto" School

I dont want to be feared or loved or being followed by my employees i just want to be respected. Because at the end of the job we are all humans with the same rights but for the sake of the job we sametimes have to criticise them or we can glorify them. the most important thing about an emplyer or a director is when he or she is being respected from the employee as a human and not feared from him or her because of the post.

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks

I prefer to be followed !

I would prefer them to follow me , because when they follow me they will put in practise all good practises that I will practise.

Celeste Ann Mascarenhas
by Celeste Ann Mascarenhas , Health Care Assistant, Level 3 Nursing , Carlton Court Care Home

Thank you for the invitation.

 the answer is to be followed, loved and build an employee.

An organisation is made up of great and simple personalities and people of all cultures.  The company will work through helping employees do their work well always and if there are any problems they will also work to sort out the differences through negotiations and dialogue.

 

Characteristics of an Effective Manager

  • Leadership. In order to be an effective manager, you need to be able to lead your employees in an efficient manner. ...
  • Experience. ...
  • Communication. ...
  • Knowledge. ...
  • Organization. ...
  • Time Management. ...
  • Reliability. ...
  • Delegation.

Robert Katz identifies three types of skills that are essential for a successful management process:

  • Technical skills,
  • Conceptual skills and.
  • Human or interpersonal management skills.

Things companies do to make employees happy

  • Recognize when employees are making progress. ...
  • 2. Make employees feel like they belong. ...
  • Take an interest in who employees actually are. ...
  • 4. Make it fun. ...
  • Let your employees disengage sometimes. ...
  • Encourage exercise and sleep. ...
  • Stop calculating everything.

A CEO or a manager will encourage an employee to learn different aspects on the job and this makes employer-employee relationship blend and a great experience with trust and genuine feelings at heart.  The company prospers in the long run.  Profits are targets which help the employee gain for the company and this is through his or her manager or supervisor caring relationship.  Cultures are a better blend in this environment and they walk hand=in-hand thus the company benefits too.  Hence there should never be a fear aspect induced in the environment as this creates negative energies and bad feelings.

A fear-based workplace is a place where fear is the predominant energy. A healthy workplace is one where trust is the predominant energy. ... Confident leaders trust themselves enough to hire people they can trust. They don't watch their employees like hawks.

Here are more signs:

1. In a fear-based workplace, everyone is focused on their daily goals. They have to be because if they miss a goal, they could lose their job. You won't get collaboration or innovation out of people who are scared to death!

2. In a fear-based culture, managers and HR people specialize in assigning work, measuring results, punishing infractions and maintaining order. In a healthy culture, managers and HR people specialize in listening to employees, problem-solving with them, celebrating successes and envisioning even greater successes!

3. In a fear-based environment, people are afraid to tell the truth because they already know no one wants to hear it. How do they know this? It's obvious, because the biggest truth of all - namely, "Our culture is horrible, but bad things happen to people who say so" is never acknowledged. It is the elephant in the room.

4. In a fear-based company, people talk incessantly about who's up and who's down in the company stock index. The rumor mill is more credible than official communication. In a healthy company, managers and employees talk about sticky topics. They don't avoid them just because they are awkward to address.

5. In a fear-based company, employees wonder whether they'll still have a job next week. A great performance review or an on-the-job triumph does not guarantee anyone another week of employment. People work under a cloud of fear and suspicion. Managers are afraid to recognize and reinforce their teams, because they might get in trouble for doing so.

6. In a fear-based workplace, following rules and avoiding blame are every team's top priorities. Collaborating, experimenting and having fun do not make the list. If there is a company mission statement on the wall, no one cares about it: the only mission employees can focus on is "Don't screw up!"

7. In a fear-based environment, managers talk about collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking but no one takes them seriously.  You cannot get collaboration or new ideas from beaten-down employees.

8. In a fear-based culture, employees disappear without warning. When someone disappears, people speak their names in whispers if they mention them at all.

9. In a fear-based workplace the smartest and most capable employees don't get promoted. The people who get promoted are the ones who most wholeheartedly embrace the fear-based culture.

. In a fear-based environment, the hardest thing to do is to stay human. When you keep your sense of humor, your warmth and your confidence despite the cloud of fear, you can expect to be labeled 'unprofessional' or worse.

If you work in a fear-based workplace, is there anything you can do about it apart from quitting your job?

You can stand up for yourself and your co-workers but if you do, you have to be ready to get a job fast if you are pushed out the door for naming the elephant.

In a fear-based culture your manager may throw up their hands and say "I agree with the points you're making, but there's nothing I can do to change things! We just have to put up with it and do our best."

Do not get angry with your manager for being so wimpy. Your manager is merely showing you what they are capable of right now.

If you have more mojo than your manager does, that's a sign that you are ready for a big step out of fear and into trust -- and a big step out of your toxic workplace into one that deserves you more!

It can take time to realize that you work in a fear-based environment. We can't bear to think that we took a new job in a broken company!

A fear-based workplace is a place where fear is the predominant energy. A healthy workplace is one where trust is the predominant energy.

Trust and fear cannot co-exist in the same place. People who pretend they can co-exist are afraid to admit what their body knows: managerial fear overpowers trust every time.

Either the leaders in an organization trust their employees, or they don't. A fearful CEO will hire yes-men and yes-women to work for them. Anyone with a backbone will not last working for the fearful (and fear-inducing) CEO

Confident leaders trust themselves enough to hire people they can trust.

They don't watch their employees like hawks. They don't enact rules and policies to cover every situation, because they know their employees will rise to every challenge.

They don't set up control mechanisms to keep people from using their native smarts and ingenuity. They don't measure every keystroke and every minute spent on any activity.

They know that focusing on their mission and big, shared goals is a million times more important than measuring everything in sight.

Lots of policies and yardsticks everywhere are unmistakable signs of a fear-based workplace. Measurement of non-essential things is the first sign of a workplace ruled by fear.

A safe and healthy work environment. ... They have a legal and professional responsibility to provide employees with a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that cause or are likely to cause serious physical injury or death, and to maintain working conditions that are safe and healthful for their employees.

Waleid Kandil
by Waleid Kandil , Sales & marketing manager , Ideal Idea Medical Equipment Technology

You will have the answer is to be followed and loved from all, Everyone wants to be followed and loved , But in the fact , most of managers stucked in the fear zone even they might don't know , The ideal model is to spread a good culture in the environment , you emotionally follow company strategy and rules then they will follow you and love you Even if somethings wrong in the company policy, tell them , and promise you well try to change it , do your best and don't lie to them

Lutfi Qarajah
by Lutfi Qarajah , Co Founder , Petracoins

If i had to choose only one option, I would choose to be followed, because being feared will make me lose my employee`s loyality which is essential for having an effictive team work and in this case, once i turn my back around, i`ll be sure that i will lose his productivity due to lack of loyality.

In the other hand, being loved is not enough as if it is not attached with being followed and heared, you will find yourself losing your command and control. They have to respect and follow your vision. 

Obaid ur Rehman
by Obaid ur Rehman , HR Executive , Al Bahr Al Arabi Marine Engineering Services

Mr. Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) covered the topicbautifully. Agreed with his thoughts.

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