Boss Malaprops

Our former department head was famous for his malaprops.

Here are his greatest hits:

• The Greek pyramids weren’t built in a day.
• Spurt me out an e-mail.
• Let’s not put the horse before the cart.
• Tonight we’re eating at the Tibetian restaurant.
• It’s not rocket surgery.
• It’s all smoke and windows.
• Nothing is nailed in stone.
• Sometimes you have to roll the dice, and it comes up tails.
—Steve, New York

Readers Digest, March 2013

Do People At Patch Need An Outlet to Rate "Tough Tim" Armstrong?

Tough Tim Armstrong might need some rating.  

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Lousy Bosses Are Lousy Role Models

Suffering under a lousy boss?

We were pointed to a recent article which delivered some interesting findings about employee experiences relating to their bosses:

• Only 30% believe that their direct boss gives them effective performance coaching. (Our math says 70% don't)
• 43% believe their direct boss provides regular praise for effort as well as accomplishment. (What's your math say?)
• 61% believe their direct boss is honest in his/her dealings with them. (Our math says 39% don't.)
• There are more lousy bosses running teams and businesses today than there are best bosses.

So we're tired of these kind of numbers, and why aren't things getting better for employees at work?  Why don't employees have the bosses that they deserve?

We don't have the only solution, but we do have one solution that could make a difference.  People can now rate their boss and say what they think in a safe and anonymous way.  

We've all had a bad boss that somehow stayed behind to keep on being a bad boss long after we left.  How can that be?

Rate people rate.  You'll feel better and you have the opportunity to give your lousy boss a reality check about how lousy they really are.

www.eBossRate.com

Source:  S. Chris Edmonds

Thanks to Big Ray Visotski for this article.  

The Highest Rated Boss...

on eBossRate.com is "Grandpa."

Check it out.

Yes, there is tweaking to do and corrections to make but we are LIVE! Why don't you step out and rate a boss present or past? We would appreciate you sharing this post. It's how we are rolling in these days of the "soft" launch. 

Try it out for yourselves.