Comments on: Any tips for workplace pyromaniacs? http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/ FSB Features Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:30:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ak http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-5070 ak Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:33:59 +0000 http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-5070 OMG this article is so my boss. We don't get along at all and I am paying the price for it. Words can;t describe how my boss manages my office... it's horrible. Your article is spot on and I am keeping it for my records. thank you OMG this article is so my boss. We don't get along at all and I am paying
the price for it. Words can;t describe how my boss manages my office… it's
horrible. Your article is spot on and I am keeping it for my records.

thank you

]]> By: Cindy Wan, Hong Kong http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-3656 Cindy Wan, Hong Kong Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:23:26 +0000 http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-3656 I see these symptoms everyday as my boss is a pyromaniac. With no real management skills (does being a friend of her boss count as a qualification?), she wastes time and resources and fails to understand that problem-solving is a priority in the company. The shotgun approach, whereby the same job is assigned to several staff, is still the norm. What's worse is that at the end, very little of the actual work gets used. In my case, there are only two solutions to the problem: my boss commits a major faux pas and gets fired, or my boss reaches retirement age. I sure envy companies in the US where such issues and problems can be addressed and dealt with. Sigh... I see these symptoms everyday as my boss is a pyromaniac. With no real management skills (does being a friend of her boss count as a qualification?), she wastes time and resources and fails to understand that problem-solving is a priority in the company. The shotgun approach, whereby the same job is assigned to several staff, is still the norm. What's worse is that at the end, very little of the actual work gets used. In my case, there are only two solutions to the problem: my boss commits a major faux pas and gets fired, or my boss reaches retirement age. I sure envy companies in the US where such issues and problems can be addressed and dealt with. Sigh…

]]> By: Darral Simmons, Keller, TX http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-3646 Darral Simmons, Keller, TX Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:12:58 +0000 http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-3646 I love how someone will take something old, give it a new name and take ownership. This is basically, the definition of a Theory X manager, with technology thrown in for good measure. I declare that these people should not be called pyromaniacs but should be called cyber X managers.... Now interview me so I can get my consulting firm some free press. I love how someone will take something old, give it a new name and take ownership. This is basically, the definition of a Theory X manager, with technology thrown in for good measure.
I declare that these people should not be called pyromaniacs but should be called cyber X managers….
Now interview me so I can get my consulting firm some free press.

]]> By: CJ, Wayne, New Jersey http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-209 CJ, Wayne, New Jersey Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:38:49 +0000 http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-209 I have to say, this is an interesting article, one to spawn much discussion I hope. I agree with Juat, having senior members of the team who understand the overall picture of the company and its goals, can ease the stress level. The problem with many entrepreneurs is that building that senior team may never happen, and creates an environment of mis(dis)trust from the entrepreneur towards their employees, creating a vicious cycle that ends in ultimate destruction for everyone. I have to say, this is an interesting article, one to spawn much discussion I hope. I agree with Juat, having senior members of the team who understand the overall picture of the company and its goals, can ease the stress level. The problem with many entrepreneurs is that building that senior team may never happen, and creates an environment of mis(dis)trust from the entrepreneur towards their employees, creating a vicious cycle that ends in ultimate destruction for everyone.

]]> By: Steve, Lousiville, ky http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-164 Steve, Lousiville, ky Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:13:16 +0000 http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-164 Yadgyu has some good information. Today as bosses it is all about the bottom line and forget the employee. As long as they get their quarterly bonus, who cares that the department has a 75% turnover rate. They are always replacable. My department has gone through six people due to a boss who believes every incident is a emergency. His excuse is they just couldn't hold on for the long run and they were worthless as employees. That makes for a perfect work environment, HAHA! Yadgyu has some good information. Today as bosses it is all about the bottom line and forget the employee. As long as they get their quarterly bonus, who cares that the department has a 75% turnover rate. They are always replacable. My department has gone through six people due to a boss who believes every incident is a emergency. His excuse is they just couldn't hold on for the long run and they were worthless as employees. That makes for a perfect work environment, HAHA!

]]> By: Juat Muay Koh, Singapore http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-159 Juat Muay Koh, Singapore Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:40:56 +0000 http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-159 Entreprenuers worry for their bottomline and find it hard to trust their team to care as much as they do. Sharing burdens with at least two good senior team members helps to ease the day to day stress that blows up landmines around the office Entreprenuers worry for their bottomline and find it hard to trust their team to care as much as they do. Sharing burdens with at least two good senior team members helps to ease the day to day stress that blows up landmines around the office

]]> By: Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-158 Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:40:53 +0000 http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.com/2007/07/17/any-tips-for-workplace-pyromaniacs/#comment-158 Creating emergencies gets people focused. It may be incovenient to the employees, but without these "emergencies", employees become complacent and lazy. Sometimes the productivity bar has to be raised with hard and fast deadlines. Giving loose orders encourages a culture of passivity and ignorance to the competition. If workers are unable to find a way to be motivated, it is uo to the managers to create a critical situation to test their employees' resolve. Creating emergencies gets people focused. It may be incovenient to the employees, but without these "emergencies", employees become complacent and lazy. Sometimes the productivity bar has to be raised with hard and fast deadlines. Giving loose orders encourages a culture of passivity and ignorance to the competition. If workers are unable to find a way to be motivated, it is uo to the managers to create a critical situation to test their employees' resolve.

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