Little VictoriesI recently received a £2 voucher from a supermarket after complaining vociferously about the poor quality of their own-brand Rich Tea biscuits, which I spent on more tasty, tasty biscuits. Tell us about your trivial victories that have made life a tiny bit better.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 10 Feb 2011, 12:07)
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A good manager supports his teamand makes their life easier to make him look good. A really good manager uses them to allow him to go forward and also in return pulls the rest of them up with him. Bit like climbing Everest.
A bad manager wants to step on the Sherpas to get the Glory, but doesn't think of the long term and sooner or later gets a nasty surprise when his team drops him in the crap.
In my career I've had one or two who have been the former, and many more the latter. Unfortunately for the latter I'm now in a position to make their lives "Uncomfortable" as I'm in a position not to abuse them, but to require that they do the jobs they said they would do.
There is a lot of truth in the phrase "Be nice to people on the way up, as they'll be waiting for you when you're on the way down"
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