Chapter 21. Common Mistakes You Don't Want to Make
After you have finished reading this chapter, you should be able to improve your upward mobility through the elimination of some common mistakes.
“I've been in upper management for twelve years and, in my opinion, the greatest mistake most supervisors make is to back away from and be too soft with the employees in their departments. Sometimes you'd think the supervisor is working for the employee and not the other way around.”
“I can't help but think that for many supervisors their biggest mistake is old-fashioned stubbornness. They appear to listen to their employees and superiors, but they go right ahead and do it their own way. They lock themselves in with their closed minds.”
“I've been ...
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