29 March 2004

What do Russians Think About Their Bosses?"

"Horoshe otnashnya mezhdu rukavaditelyami i podchinyennimi pomogayut uspehu dela."

"Good relations between employers and employees increase people's work ethic
and help in the successful development of any business."

"A ‘good boss’ is, first and foremost, a caring and compassionate person, say 38% of working Russians. At times, emotions shown by the superior matter even more than what he actually does," according to a survey of the Russian people. The Russian Public Opinion Foundation also reported that 15% of those polled think training, experience and competence are crucial for a good boss. Interpersonal relations in leadership win out over leader competency when evaluating leaders.

Psychologist of Moscow's Socio-Psychological Center, "Vera" Valentina Morozova, claims that "such high percentage of "personal" characteristics in the portraits of 'the perfect' and 'the worst' boss has to do with the fact that Russians tend to put their work relationships before work itself! Not everybody realizes that a person can, in fact, be a good leader while lacking decent interpersonal qualities."