~Tallat

2. I may not know what I’m doing, but if I am a good leader I am striving to learn quickly and am emotionally secure enough to listen to feedback.

3. Yes, I have favorites. These are the people who get results (legally and ethically), who learn, are curious, work well with others, don’t complain, give more. I invest my time in those who have and demonstrate potential and “fire in the belly”.

4. Yes, I do support things I don’t like. One of the reasons I am your boss is that while I strive to be a good leader, I also strive to be a good follower. Be assured that in a professional way I have told my boss what I don’t like and have offered suggestions for improvement. Sometimes I need to accept No for an answer. That is the way of organizations.

5. I wish I could give you a raise or promotion, but those excessively tight holders of the company’s pursestrings in HR won’t let me. What I can do with little or no approval from my boss or HR is to send you for more training, actively coach you, transfer you to another department where you will learn more and faster, give you more exposure for the work you do, give you highly visible projects with the assurance that I’ll be mentoring you from the shadows so your project will surely be successful, and make sure you get the recognition you’ve earned. Don’t wait for me to offer these alternatives to you, ask for them.