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Lately I have been talking about three words: Supervisor, manager, and leader.
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Why is 'boss' a dirty word?

by Buddy Hobart | Posted on August 18th, 2015


Lately I have been talking about three words: supervisor, manager, and leader. At some point in the recent past, we began to make a distinction between these titles. In reality, to be good at any of these things, one must be good at them all. Granted, not all managers and supervisors are good leaders. However, not all leaders are good managers or supervisors. My point is, why the distinction? Shouldn't we strive to improve in all areas?

At some point in the past 10 years or so, corporate America has begun to look at the word “boss” as a four-letter word.  I have talked about this in the past, but I want to add a new thought to this semantic issue. Read the rest at the Solutions 21 Blog >
 

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