Your Management Style Dallas TX

Posted by : Joe Farace Your management styleIs it working for or against you?

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped
-Elbert Hubbard

Like the ability to tell a joke, you either have it or you don't. While not all of us can become a Jay Leno, some elements of style that help keep your SOHO operation running smoothly and profitably can be learned. Over the years, I've picked up a few tips from the good and bad examples of others that I'll share with you now.

Don't appear too affluent to the staff. Many years ago, legendary photographer and entrepreneur Don Feltner advised me that if my studio ever became really profitable, I shouldn't buy a Cadillac. "Driving an expensive automobile creates resentment within the staff," he said. At the time, I believed him and stuck with practical vehicles such as Volvo station wagons and Jeep Cherokees that could haul photography equipment. I never got around to buying a Cadillac, but purchased a used Porsche after I sold the studio.

Your actions set the employees' work style. A reader recently contacted me about her experience at the SOHO operation where she works. The company was moving to a new location and the owner asked every employee to work during the weekend so they would be ready bright and early on Monday at their new location. He then took off to go skiing on that same weekend. On Saturday, the boss called one of his lieutenants, who was busy coordinating with the movers, and chas...

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