Leadership – What to do when your Leader is your Dad.

In order to achieve maximum effectiveness and productivity, there is need to strategise and cultivate certain enabling culture for minimum friction, when your Leader happens to be your Dad.

The following points are needful on how to cope when your Leader is your Dad:

1. Accept that your Dad is your Leader at work and submit to his leadership.
2. Remember that he is your employer and give him his rightful place.
3. Be humble before him and other team members.
4. Get to the office on time.
5. Obey the office rules and be subject to facing the consequences of breaking rules just like other team members.
6. Try not to correct him openly, especially in front of other team members.
7. Correct constructively and do not over react.
8. Dress corporately or neatly to fit your work.
9. Close from work at the correct time. Avoid closing at 2pm when the stipulated closing time is 4pm.

10.Listen to understand, when he has something to say. Then

contribute your own points intelligently.

11. Enhance your skills to be competent and relevant at work.
12. Familiarity should come up when you get back home, not in

the office. Spend time together as father and son or friends outside office hours.

13. Be subject to the hierarchy of the organization like any other

Staff.

14. Work as a team with others.
15. Study how your Leader works and find creative ways to do it

better and more effectively.

16. Be accessible as much as possible.
17. Stay on your own duties.
18. Do not boss your Leader because he is your Dad.
19. Avoid being his rival at work.
20. Be polite to all and just find ways to enjoy the work.

When the Leader (your Dad) , sees that you carry yourself well, you will gain his respect, trust and even get promoted. When you talk, he is likely to listen and there will be less friction.