Counterfeit Bosses

When one is in a position of authority and responsibility such as a manager or a senior official in an organisation , they wield a certain amount of power over their subordinates. It only requires the individual to give a verbal or written instruction to the juniors for it to be executed.

For some individuals, this power becomes an obsession to a point, where they start thinking that even outside their normal operating time they possess it. This is usually observed for individuals who have been with the organisation in one position for a long time. This could be due to their lack of qualifications for a higher position or they are just not "promotable".

I remember one individual , I worked with in some Company some years back. He was fond of giving instructions to his juniors even when he had taken his annual leave. This was despite that someone was acting in his position !

This type of attitude results in a formation of a class of individuals who will obey the boss at the expense of the normal operation of the organisation.

These "yes men" are usual awarded some perks such as non-existant overtime , materials and even money !

This development is not healthy for any organisation as some of the individuals who are not "yes men" to the boss get frustrated and they may even resign from their jobs.

Individuals who misuse their power in this manner, usually end up as destitutes once they leave the "comfort zone" of their positions. This is because the good boys will never follow them outside the organisation. A new boss will come up and they will try to befriend him as they did to the previous boss.

As a boss in any organisation one is expected to keep to its regulations and avoid making divisions amongst the subordinates.

Organisations should look out for such individuals and get rid of them before the cancer spreads to the rest of its structure.