If your boss is Gold
Strengths
  1. Getting things done.
  2. Feeling of responsibility drives them to do what needs to be done in any situation.
  3. Role of boss in a business setting is a natural.
  4. Loyal to their companies.
  5. Will see that deadlines are met, people are doing their jobs, and rules are followed.
Weaknesses
  1. Can be overly loyal to the company and disregard the needs of individuals.
  2. Tendency to be perfectionists which can be discouraging to others.
If you supervise a Gold
Dos
  1. Carry through with what you say you're going to do.
  2. Show them the practicality in an idea or a product.
  3. Be on time.
  4. Say "thank you" and reciprocate when you receive gifts from them.
  5. Remember their birthdays.
  6. Acknowledge them when they do something well.
  7. Give them time to plan things.
Don'ts
  1. Expect them to be spontaneous.
  2. Ask them to spend their money frivolously.
  3. Force them to take risks.
  4. Use profane language around them.
  5. Demand too much immediate change.
  6. Expect them to challenge the law or any established rules.
  7. Insist they make decisions without all the facts.
Created: June 1999
Revised: April 2003
Nancy L. Spoolman