A good boss is imperative to a successful workplace. The best bosses are serious, creative, and flexible. If a boss lacks any of these qualities, problems are certain to arise in the workplace. While humor and kindness are important characteristics for bosses to have, work is a serious business, and must be approached with a serious attitude. A boss must be able to keep his/her employees working hard and on schedule. He/She must set down rules, enforce them, and also personally adhere to them. If the boss comes in late to work, leaves early, or spends all day joking with the co-workers, then the employees will neither respect nor work hard for him/her. A boss must have a serious and professional attitude that sets an example for all of the employees in the workplace. To confront the countless problems that arise every day in the workplace, a boss must be extremely creative. If a client needs the company to meet a deadline earlier than expected, a boss must find ways to motivate employees to work faster and harder. A boss who lacks creativity might force his/her employees to work overtime. In this case, the employees might be very tired and upset; they might work slower or produce lower quality work as a result. A creative boss might spend a small amount of money, and treat everyone to dinner at the office to encourage employees to stay late. In this way the company might meet the deadline, preserve quality, and keep employee morale high. Finally, the most important quality that a good boss must possess is flexibility. While needing to set serious, strict rules, he/she must also recognize that at times the rules need to be bent or broken. For instance, a boss should strictly enforce attendance policies in the workplace. But if an employee with an excellent attendance record needs to take a day off for personal reasons, the boss should let him/her do it. In this way employees loyalty to the company will be strengthened, and they will be more happy and productive in the workplace.
一个好的老板对一个成功的职场来说是必不可少的。最好的老板是认真的，创造性的，灵活的。如果老板缺乏这些品质，在工作场所会出现问题。而幽默和善良是老板们的重要特征，工作是严肃的事情，必须以严肃的态度来接触。老板必须能够让他/她的员工在工作中努力工作。他/她必须制定规则，执行他们，并亲自坚持他们。如果老板来上班迟到，提前离开，或者整天跟同事开玩笑，那么员工们既不尊重也不努力工作。老板必须有一个认真和专业的态度，为员工在工作场所的所有的一个例子。面对职场中每天出现的无数问题，老板一定是非常有创意的。如果一个客户需要本公司的时间比预期提前满足，老板必须找到激励员工工作更快，更难的方法。缺乏创造力的老板会强迫他/她的员工加班。在这种情况下，员工可能会感到非常疲惫和不安；他们可能会工作更慢或是产生低质量的工作。一个有创意的老板可能会花少量的钱，并且请大家在办公室吃晚饭，鼓励员工们呆得很晚。这样，公司可能会满足最后期限，保持质量，保持员工士气高。最后，一个好的老板必须具备的最重要的品质是灵活性。虽然需要设置严重，严格的规则，他/她也必须认识到，在时代的规则需要被弯曲或打破。例如，一个老板应该严格执行在工作场所的考勤政策。但是如果一个员工有一个很好的出勤记录需要休息一天，因为个人原因，老板应该让他/她这样做。这样，员工对公司的忠诚度会得到加强，他们在工作场所会更快乐，更有效率。