Bad Bosses Ruin Lives, Great Bosses Enrich Lives.
How bad bosses ruin lives and great bosses enrich lives and lead the growth of a small business, with guest Debra Corey.
Debra Corey is back on the show to share insights and highlights from her new book on how to avoid being a bad boss that can ruin lives and instead learn how to be a great boss that enriches lives of our small business staff and leaders.
Debra Corey is a highly experienced and award-winning HR consultant, world-class speaker, and six-time best-selling author who has been named as one of the top 101 global employee engagement influencers.
After over 20 years working for global companies, she now ‘pays it forward’ by inspiring and helping others develop and deliver people and culture strategies and initiatives in a rebellious way, pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo to truly drive employee engagement and business performance.
Debra was previously a guest on episode 453- Employee Recognition with Debra Corey. On that episode we discussed her interesting entrepreneurial journey and her tips and insights on employee recognition.
Debra lives in the London, England area.
Bad Bosses Ruin Lives, Great Bosses Enrich Lives:
- “Bad Bosses Ruin Lives – The Building Blocks for Being a Great Boss” by Debra Corey & Ken Corey
- Why did you write this book and who is it for, and how is it
- Would you please share your bad boss story?
- Why do we have bad bosses, particularly in the small business world?
- What are a couple of examples of the Types of Bad Bosses?
- How can a bad boss ruin lives?
- What are some of the key benefits of becoming a great boss? How will it help my small business?
- Please introduce the “Great Boss Building Blocks”.
- What are one or two “blocks” may not be as obvious (like Vulnerability and Listening)?
- Where do I begin, with learning to be a Great Boss?
- Great Boss Project Plan
- What is one thing I can start doing today that will help me become a better boss and lead my small business?
The majority of small business bosses do not wake up in the morning and say to themselves, “Today is a great day to ruin my people’s lives.” Which is why it’s so alarming that almost everyone (99.6%) have had a bad boss, and roughly six out of ten people (57%) leave their job because of their boss. Bad bosses are truly ruining lives.
The truth is, even if you think you’re a great boss, you might have bad boss traits lurking inside of you. But Debra Corey is here to help. Her book is a call to action for any boss who instead wants to wake up in the morning and be a great boss!
Develop your awareness of the 10 types of bad bosses covered in her book and the traits associated with them. If you recognize yourself (and we promise you will), it’s time to accept your bad boss style and take action to enrich lives using the Great Boss Building Block model.
Episode Host: Henry Lopez is a serial entrepreneur, small business coach, and the host of this episode of The How of Business podcast show – dedicated to helping you start, run and grow your small business.
Resources:
Books mentioned in this episode:
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- Bad Bosses Ruin Lives: The Building Blocks for Being a Great Boss by Debra Corey and Ken Corey+
- Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
- Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better by Kim Scott
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