Try being a boss then you will understand why!!!

can you elaborate on this anon 12:17?

'understand why'....?

Anon 12:17

If you feel that being; authoritarian, reactive and bureaucratic is the only way you can be 'a boss' then perhaps you should consider not being a boss??

The skills required to generate great creative ideas are not always the same as those required to look after and nurture people trying to do exactly the same thing. Creative directors tend to have been there and done it which is why they got where they got. Doesn't in any way qualify them to teach, encourage, put their own agendas to one side. Those skills are very different and I think they take time to learn. On the way expect a whole load of shouting, control freakery, idea nicking shenanigans...

My personal opinion is that management styles vary greatly depending on what type of person the 'the boss' is. The biggest problem associated with senior management/directors is the ability to understand that suggestions,ideas etc put forward by employees are there to help grow and sustain the agencies targets and aspirations - too many directors view these from a 'negative' viewpoint and take a linear thought process rather than a holistic approach to an idea or concept
but then again, they are management so....

Authoritarian styles - that'll be the Southern prima donnas moving north..

Well put 13:32..

Also, I think that if 'the boss' is actually a 'creative' and not just someone out to make a fast buck - one minute renting property the next 'digital media solutions' -that they understand the whole design process much better and can measure success not just in pounds, shillings and pence but can actually see a bigger picture...

I don't expect hard nosed, narrow minded out for themselves types of business people to understand this...

Can anyone think of past employers that fit the bill...

Anon button very handy!

all that happens with 'bosses' with this style is that they can't keep good staff and never really develop a team.

Typical. Most people in the creative industry blame everyone but themselves for being negative..

All this spats of a big gay gaggle of bitter losers who are never destined to be anything other than that miserable creative in the corner who never amounts to anything - you know who you are...

what a strange remark anon 21:39.

'you know who you are'...what an odd thing to say. Are you perhaps needing a holiday?

'bitter losers' - as opposed to what?

I worked for a company in Chester all they wanted to do was build the comapny up to sell so if they didn't win business they would get ride of the creative department start fresh with a new department.

What they didn't understand they had never worked outside of Chester no planning or strategic skills and clients knew thay lacked the skills. But did they learn from it? no they didn't just blammed the Creative department

What's anon 21:39 got against gay people?

'Try being a boss then you will understand why!!!'

Still trying to understand this post???

any agencies/bosses that spring to mind?

names?

Talking of that agency in chester the MD used those classic words " I know what the client likes"

Having said that, he also wore Blue Burberry ties for meetings, enough said.

Any other bosses wore the burberry?

'Try being a boss then you will understand why!!!' - remember this was the first comment? Not heard any explanation yet?

Excellent post anon 17:07...