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THE BOSS AND SUBORDINATE 2

 When I was in active HR practice, there was a popular dictum "Think International and Act Local" In my own definition of Bosses herein representing Leadership, I am acting local.

In my clime the leadership thinking and acting is completely local,hence in the mix of prosperity, we remain the poverty capital the world.

WHY?

We practice Kakistocratic Kleptocracy. Some of the characteristics of KK are hereby defined below:

- Nepotistic Boss - Generally I

worked in several companies,

 which included four Public

 Limited Companies (Plc), in all no

  Nigerian wanted yours truly to be

 employed because I am from a

 minority ethnic group. I only got employed by a direct order of foreigners.

- Gossip Boss - There are leaders who never have character to speak directly to subordinates. In one of those Plcs, there were people assigned to report whatever I said back to them. Trust yours truly with excess capacity to speak my mind, I did disappoint.

- Pull Him Down Boss - Throughout my work life, I never had a boss who was as educated as I was. There was a particular one, who asked me to be in an Industrial Relations meeting, when I was already scheduled to represent the company outside and after the internal meeting, he issued yours truly a query for failing to attend the external meeting.

- Secretive Boss - There are bosses who want you to do the right thing without clear instructions and when you fail to deliver, it is held against you. Once, I was given an instruction which I carried out and my written detailed process was what saved yours truly from the advanced effects.

I don't my to hear from you the international typologies of what I have described and will continue with in the next two weeks.




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