Leadership Matters: Is my boss the big bad wolf?

Managing your team can be a slippery slope if you start falling for common leadership myths. To stand your ground, you must find a leadership style that works for you—and dispel these misconceptions to ensure that others don’t see you as the “big bad wolf.”

Myth #1: Bosses don’t work hard.

While your employees may view your job as merely an endless cycle of meetings, phone calls and chatting it up around the office, the amount of hours you put in are likely much more than those of your team members. With supervisory pressure to increase revenue, a work-life balance can be hard to come by.

Employees can take your position for granted when the tasks you complete are different from their own. When you take the time to provide clarification for processes or research ways to improve employee morale, it may not appear to others that you are working on specific tasks. For you, working hard to consider everyone’s goals—including your credit union’s vision—is just another day at the office.

 

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