Can a manager be both effective and well liked? Nope. Not going to happen.
My post at U.S. News & World Report this week explains why. Please join the debate and weigh in in the comments section over there!
Can a manager be both effective and well liked? Nope.
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The sad thing is you can also be disliked and ineffective. If you’re going to be disliked, you might as well be good at your job.
What a great site! I will have to show my husband this!
Generally I’d prefer to be well respected (vice “well liked”) and effective. It’d be nice if my employees liked me too since I would work harder for someone I liked over someone I didn’t, but it’s not a requirement.
Can’t make everyone happy – that just doesn’t happen.