A BAD MANAGER IS LIKE A BAD SALESMAN

A bad salesman doesn’t have your best interest at hand. He only has his or the company’s interest at heart. One of the easiest ways to identify a bad salesperson is to ask intimate questions about the products he is selling that require more than a yes or no response. Recently I stopped by a produce store and saw some unfamiliar mangoes. I knew better not to ask a vendor if his products were good but I asked anyway. “Sir, are those mangoes sweet?” “Well, you see those black spots? The spots represent sugar,” he responded. “You must be a scientist,” I uttered. “No, I’m not…just experience.” In other words, the dark spots mean that the mangoes are sweet. To my demise, I purchased one of the mangoes and was disappointed. The mango was not gratifying; it was sour. It left a bad taste in my mouth. After a while, the following question projected on my mind, how many times have you encountered an experience that left a bad taste? Maybe you’ve never interacted with a produce sales associate before, but you might have had a terrible encounter with a bad manager. A bad supervisor who consciously deceives you doesn’t have your best interest at heart. He is like a bad salesman who only wants to impress his boss by generating sales. The goal is to know the people around you. In this case, labor to know the nature of your supervisor. Identifying his nature will help you to determine if he has your best interest at heart. His words will reveal life or death. You want to work for someone whose words are believable and worth hearing. I believe it was Peter, a famous disciple, who discovered that his supervisor, the famous Carpenter, had eternal words and that changed his path. He found out that he had his best interest at heart and that discovery persuaded him to stick around to learn more. To find out more about your manager.