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Best Boss Inventory
Second Edition
Why help a boss become a “best boss?”
One study found that 50 percent of work-life satisfaction is
determined by the relationship an employee has with his or her
immediate boss. And, a 1999 Gallup poll determined that employees
leave bosses, not organizations.
Help reduce turnover and foster better boss-employee relationships
with the Best Boss Inventory. The instrument provides a model for
emulating the traits of “best” bosses, giving individuals insights
into their behaviors in leading, motivating, and inspiring their
employees. The Best Boss Inventory assesses 6 key skills,
including Connecting People with Purpose, Encouraging Ownership,
Focusing Efforts on Smart Work, Building Competence, Recognizing
Achievements, and Respecting the Individual.
Learning Outcomes
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Learn about the behaviors that are
linked to “best” bosses
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Determine strengths and areas of
improvement in 6 best boss categories
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Expand and enhance best boss skills
Theory
The underlying premise for the Best Boss Inventory is that
really good bosses are the ones who understand what people want from
work and provide the environment for success. The Best Boss Model
consists of 6 categories, or Best Boss Indicators:
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Connecting People with Purpose
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Encouraging Ownership
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Focusing Efforts on Smart Work
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Building Competence
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Recognizing Achievements
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Respecting the Individual
The extent to which bosses demonstrate
these 6 skills is the extent to which they are effective at
leading people, offering employees the opportunity to pursue both
professional and personal goals, and creating an enjoyable workplace
that is rich in trust, respect, and fairness.
How it Works
The Best Boss Inventory is a self-administered learning
instrument that yields an Overall Boss Score, as well as separate
scores for each of the 6 Best Boss Indicators. The Best Boss
Inventory includes a feedback component that is particularly
helpful, as it allows bosses to compare and clarify perceptions, and
develop a clearer picture of how their actions and behaviors are
perceived by others.
Uses for the Best Boss Inventory
The Best Boss Inventory is appropriate for new leaders,
managers, and supervisors as well as those who need refresher
training. It can be used as a stand-alone instrument or as a
component in a larger training program focusing on supervisory
skills or leadership.
What to Order/Product Contents
Order one Facilitator Guide per
trainer, one Participant Guide per participant, and one Feedback
Form for each of the boss’s employees.
Facilitator Guide includes:
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Administrative guidelines
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Step-by-step facilitator instructions
(including a new "pair activity") NEW!
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Descriptions of the Best Boss
Indicators
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Interpretive information
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Description of the Best Boss Model
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Ways to Improve Performance
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Sample training design
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Activities
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Reproducible participant handouts
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Sample copy of Participant Guide NEW!
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CD-ROM containing Microsoft PowerPoint
presentation and reproducible masters including a Certificate of
Achievement, Training Evaluation, 4 handouts, as well as overhead
transparency masters. NEW!
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Convenient binder format NEW!
Participant Guide
includes:
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36-item assessment
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Pressure-sensitive scoring form
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Interpretive information
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Description of the Best Boss Model
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Tips for Bosses
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Discussion Starters
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Action planning
Feedback Form includes:
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36-item assessment
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Pressure-sensitive scoring form
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