im going insane

[guy n. cognito]

no one would die to have my job. There's more job opening than workers to fill the slot. That's the only reason why workers behave the way they do. They know we need them more than they need us. That's the reason i'm so frustrated. It really boils my potato to find people stop working so they can take half an hour break to talk on their cell phone or take a long nap right infront of your eyes. It doesn't look good when a worker is getting paid to sleep while others are working hard. I do understand the importance of school, but since i took this job i've been working 7 days a week.

Slackers are frustrating, aren't they........

 

[Munjibunga]

Well, there's management and there's leadership. As the owner's son, you probably have no cred on which to develop respect of the workers. Oh, sure, you can manage them and tell them what to do, but you're just another boss to them. To lead them, you must demonstrate that working for you is better than working for someone else. It's called corporate culture.

I am the second CEO of a 35-year-old design engineering company. When I took over the company from the founder (who owned and ran the company for 30 years) seven years ago, my first task was to develop relationships with all of the other owners who now report to me, and then with the rest of the employees. While being the boss is not a popularity contest, it's very helpful if the employess like you, trust you, and respect you. The path to that is through fairness and generosity. You must also demonstrate that you understand their jobs as well as they do.

For me, that wasn't hard, because I started with the firm in 1975 as a draftsman, then lab tech, then field tech, then staff professional. I have done essentially every job in the company, so when an employee comes to me for answers or advice, they know I probably have the experience to give them a meaningful answer. If I don't know the answer, I know somebody who does.

You can't be friends with all of the employees, but you can be friendly to them. As long as they know your expectations, you can be fairly easy-going in the workplace. The more you try to dominate them, the higher your turnover will be.

Bottom line, anyone can learn to manage people, but not everyone can lead. Take some leadership seminars to get ideas on how to motivate the troops and lead them to want to work for you.

 

[Headroom]

Well, there's management and there's leadership. As the owner's son, you probably have no cred on which to develop respect of the workers. Oh, sure, you can manage them and tell them what to do, but you're just another boss to them. To lead them, you must demonstrate that working for you is better than working for someone else. It's called corporate culture.

I am the second CEO of a 35-year-old design engineering company. When I took over the company from the founder (who owned and ran the company for 30 years) seven years ago, my first task was to develop relationships with all of the other owners who now report to me, and then with the rest of the employees. While being the boss is not a popularity contest, it's very helpful if the employess like you, trust you, and respect you. The path to that is through fairness and generosity. You must also demonstrate that you understand their jobs as well as they do.

For me, that wasn't hard, because I started with the firm in 1975 as a draftsman, then lab tech, then field tech, then staff professional. I have done essentially every job in the company, so when an employee comes to me for answers or advice, they know I probably have the experience to give them a meaningful answer. If I don't know the answer, I know somebody who does.

You can't be friends with all of the employees, but you can be friendly to them. As long as they know your expectations, you can be fairly easy-going in the workplace. The more you try to dominate them, the higher your turnover will be.

Bottom line, anyone can learn to manage people, but not everyone can lead. Take some leadership seminars to get ideas on how to motivate the troops and lead them to want to work for you.

Great advice. One of the more practical pieces of info I learned in school came from a retired colonel who essentially paraphrased what Munji has said: "You don't manage people- you manage things, and you lead people."

 

[XavidmanX]

I agree with whoever said it above...go back to school or find a new job.

 

[markjazzbassist]

im with munji.

or

get a temp agency to send workers to your plant. you can save money (they are cheap) and it will pressure your lazy employees to work hard or be fired.

i can't believe that a place in America (unemployment 4%) has plenty of jobs that are open and aren't being filled.