If you could sum up in one word what makes a good boss, what would you say?
Confession.
Insight.
What makes a good boss?
Trust.
A mentor.
Respect.
Or rather mutual respect.
Welcome to the Forum from the BBC World Service.
I'm Rajan Datta.
Of course it's easier to say what makes a bad boss because we probably all had one of those,
but no, instead we challenged you to tell us what the attributes of a good boss should be.
And listener Yasir from Sydney in Australia was one of hundreds of listeners who got in touch to share their stories.
I just passed my accounting examination and the institute put my photo in the magazine.
So that magazine went to my general manager and he just came to me and he just congratulated me,
he hugged me and he was smiling and he shared my joy at the time and I was very junior.
He also gave me a bonus as well and a letter of appreciation.
So these things make you loyal towards someone and you then put your efforts beyond even sometimes you don't feel about the burnout,
but you give your 100% if you have these kind of bosses.
Now that sounds like a person who A genuinely cared about their staff and B knew how to get the best out of them.