--- title: The Four Truths Embraced by Great Bosses description: There are four truths that you must embrace to be a great boss. If you don’t embrace them, no amount of reading, coaching, or effort will make you great. image: http://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/Blog_Featured_Images/truth-embraced-by-great-boss.jpg --- - [2020 EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) - Request a Speaker - [Become an EOS Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://eosimplementers.com/) - Contact - [**Login to Base Camp**](https://bc.eosworldwide.com) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [Blog](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog) [MENU](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/four-truths-embraced-by-great-bosses#sidr) - What is EOS? - [EOS Model](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-model) - [EOS Process](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-process) - [EOS Toolbox](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-toolbox) - [EOS History & Team](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/eos-story-team) - [EOS Implementers](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/what-is-an-eos-implementer) - Why EOS Works - [Why EOS Works](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/why-eos-works) - [Real World Results](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/testimonials) - [EOS Books](https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-library) - [EOS Tools](https://www.eosworldwide.com/eos-tools) - [Base Camp](https://www.eosworldwide.com/base-camp-overview) - [**Get Started**](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/get-started) - [Find an EOS Implementer](https://www.eosimplementers.com) - [Become an Implementer](https://eosi.eosworldwide.com) - [Contact](https://eosworldwide.hs-sites.com/contact) - [Base Camp Login](https://basecamp.eosworldwide.com) - [Blog](http://blog.eosworldwide.com) - [Request a Speaker](https://www.eosworldwide.com/book-a-speaker) - [2020EOS Conference](https://eosconference.com/) Close ![Header-Placeholder.jpg](https://info.eosworldwide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eos-blog2.jpg?width=1678&name=eos-blog2.jpg "Header-Placeholder.jpg") ## EOS Worldwide Blog Advice and Insight for Entrepreneurs and Leadership Teams ##### Search the Blog : # [The Four Truths Embraced by Great Bosses](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/four-truths-embraced-by-great-bosses) Written by[Rene Boer](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/author/rene-boer) on August 29, 2016 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [Leadership](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/leadership) [Management](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/management) [How to Be a Great Boss](https://info.eosworldwide.com/blog/topic/how-to-be-a-great-boss) ![view of a businessman from behind, sitting at a desk with sun shining through large windows](http://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/Blog_Featured_Images/truth-embraced-by-great-boss.jpg "view of a businessman from behind, sitting at a desk with sun shining through large windows")Here’s a guiding principle that will separate you from the pack of not-so-good bosses: A great boss creates a work environment where people are fully engaged and highly accountable. How would you rate the [level of accountability](https://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/accountability-ingrained-in-company-culture) in your organization, on a scale of 1–10? If you’re like most bosses, you’d rate accountability low—maybe a 4. It’s one of the many [people issues that frustrate you](https://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/how-to-overcome-the-5-biggest-frustrations-business-owners-face). You assign jobs to your people, only to be frustrated when they don’t follow through and accomplish them. There are four truths that you must embrace if you truly desire to be a great boss. If you don’t embrace them, no amount of reading, teaching, coaching, or effort will make you great. ## Truth 1: Being a Great Boss Can Be Simple There have been thousands of books written on leadership and management. They can be confusing, contradictory, and tie you up in knots with theory and complexity. Some will list 30 or more characteristics that you must have and dozens of things that you must do. The truth is, if you do [five things consistently as a leader and five things consistently as a manager](https://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/great-boss-infographic), you will be a great boss. It’s that simple! ## Truth 2: Your Style Doesn't Have to Change It doesn’t matter if you’re nice or tough, introverted or extroverted, charismatic or reserved. Just be yourself. When you are authentic, you are more believable and you will build trust. Don’t be intimidated by what you read regarding high-profile leaders who have lots of charm or worry that you’ll never measure up to their larger-than-life personalities. You don’t have to change your style. You just have to be you for people to believe in you. ## Truth 3: You Must Genuinely Care About Your People You can’t fake it. Your people will know if you care about them. There’s an old saying: people don’t care what you know until they know that you care. You could still apply the Five Leadership Practices and Five Management Practices of great bosses and you’d be pretty good. However, if you don’t care, you’ll never be great. It’s like trying to be a great parent but not really caring about your kids. ## Truth 4: You Must Want to Be Great There’s no middle ground here. You must genuinely desire to [become a great boss](https://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/is-your-organization-led-by-great-bosses). That means being willing to invest the time necessary to continuously improve yourself. For your business to grow, you must grow. If you don’t want to put in the effort, none of what you learn will stick. Do you embrace the 4 Truths? ## Next Steps - Download this revealing infographic on the [leadership and management practices of a great boss](https://traction.eosworldwide.com/great-boss-infographic) - Discover how to be a great boss—download a free chapter of *[How to Be a Great Boss](https://www.eosworldwide.com/great-boss-book)* *This article originally appeared on the [Traction Process blog](http://tractionprocess.com/619/uncategorized/four-truths-embraced-great-bosses/) on June 19, 2016.* --- More Blog Posts: ← [Why You’ll Never Make Your Employees Accountable](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/youll-never-make-your-employees-accountable) | [Why Fewer Meetings Could Be a Greater Waste of Time](http://blog.eosworldwide.com/blog/fewer-meetings-greater-waste-of-time) → ![eos-tools-dark.jpg](http://www.eosworldwide.com/hubfs/eos-tools-dark.jpg "eos-tools-dark.jpg") ## Unlock The Toolbox. Simple tools that empower entrepreneurs to get what they want from their businesses. 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