By virtue of being able to set up an outfit as a business and hire people to work for them, most employers see themselves as bosses and thin gods. I-don't-care attitude of “It is my business” envelopes them. They are wont to ask rhetorically, “If the business fails, is it your concern?”
To tell you the truth, no sane person will open an office for failure. But case studies of failed businesses abound everywhere in our communities and online. It is not that their business ideas were wrong or that there was no customer patronage. Everybody alike cannot just do business with the boss. The boss has many appellations-good or bad- attached to his office/position: Chairman, President, Founder, Boss, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, just name it. But you will never see the word “Leader” amongst these.
In Hertzberg Theory of Needs, you will learn a successful leadership style that is okay for your business. This I have fully discussed in one of my articles: How to Lead the Leaders. Why is it that an employee will decide to remain with one-owner business receiving peanuts for years and not seek a big time job earning fat salary elsewhere? If your boss is a bully, punitive, unpredictable and temperamental all the time, how will you feel seeing him? Chances are that you will not have anything to do with him for long. Nobody is comfortable with the boss or bully.
Charismatic leaders have people surround them with ideas, enthusiasm, support, et cetera. Yes, your subordinates can and will contribute to your business growth and success even at their expense in an aura of friendliness. Have you noticed some employees who are more intelligent and smart than their bosses? These intelligent employees could as well set up an office and do better than their boss. But because of that loyalty and love which have transformed into “a bond” for their leader can make an employee to remain in a company for years. It doesn't matter whether you are working with your spouse, cousin or friends.
The experts will always see business as an art or as a science. Really, it is an issue of practical experience, sound judgment, foresight, creativity, innovation, persistence and belief systems that carry the day in any business venture. To be successful and profitable in business you must master the basics of business leadership and success. As a business owner who will have relationship with your subordinates, community, customers, creditors, government agencies, competitors, debtors, etc you need to hone a whole gamut of Management and Leadership skills to remain profitable.
You will never be a successful entrepreneur without people. I assure you, as you progress in your business you are going to accost the good, the bad and the ugly. Only being a charismatic leader will see you through the day. As it were, most of them will have a PhD (Pull him Down) syndrome conferred on them from birth. They will never see any positive side of any venture and as such they are never happy seeing you succeed. Your ability to carry majority of people along can be instrumental to your long term business success. Your personal and business resilience, charisma, unwavering positive mental attitude to lead people, go-getting trait and your likable character will be essential requirements to your business success and profitability. What is the essence of setting up a shop/office that has a boss? That is tantamount to a beautiful house without a solid foundation! Guess what? Sooner than later the business will collapse with “acute boss attrition.”
After all a Leader is a boss who leads by example and a Boss is a leader who leads by command. So be a Leader not a Boss in your business and the sky is certainly not going to be your limit.
To Your Success!
