Microsoft Word Collaborative Learning Exercise No.

A recent survey of senior executives and managers revealed that the characteristics they price most
highly in their subordinates is loyalty.

C onsider the situation in which the boss calls a group of senior managers to plan
some future courses of actions or some business investment. Several plans and
ideas are submitted, discussed and modified; finally it is up to the boss to choose
one. Whatever the boss decides upon should receives one’s loyalty support, even it one
disagrees with the plan from a business, technical or financial point of view.

Naturally, you Napoleon once said, your boss’s goals or

owe your boss your “Success has a thousand methods, you should
honest opinion if you
fathers, but defeat is an seek a transfer or other
believe that he or she is
orphan”. It’s easy to employment.
about to make a mistake,
support a winner.
but remember the boss is
Sticking with the boss
the decision, then
when the issue is Loyalty isn’t always
honestly say so at the
doubtful is the real test doing whatever you
start, on the boss won’t
of loyalty. are asked.
depend on you to help
implement the plan.
Sometimes our
egos get in the way our
better judgement.
We hurt our company,
our peers, our superiors
and subordinates just to
prove our right. It is
difficult for someone to
loyally work hard and
long on project about When you take a
which he or she doubts. job, if you can’t support
Most bosses know their or believe in the
people well enough to company, its goals, its
rely upon. These are the methods of operation,
people a boss will hang you would be wise to
onto at all costs. leave. If you find it
impossible to support

Bataan Peninsula State University Prepared By: Joefrey V. Alcantara