Things to Avoid Saying to your Staff

This should be common sense advice, but unfortunately I've had previous bosses who've said a number of these things (sigh). If you're one of them, then this article gives you a chance to do better with your staff.

9 Things A Boss Should Never Say To An Employee

#7 Don’t Say – “We’ve always done it this way”. This statement is a sure way to squash innovation. A better statement is to ask “What do you suggest we do to improve?” In all likelihood, employees do know what can and should be done to enhance any task. Our job as managers is to encourage workers to find creative solutions to age old problems and to reward them for their clear thinking.

Forbes writer Alan Hall apparently received such an overwhelming response to his article, that he wrote a follow up one - 9 Things A Boss Should Never Say, Part 2: "My Boss Is A Jerk. What Can I Do?"