1. You’ll have to make decisions people don’t like.
Whether it’s ending a favorite program, not hiring an employee’s friend, or scheduling people to work over a holiday……
你不得不做出討人嫌的決定
比如終止一個(gè)頗受歡迎的項(xiàng)目，拒絕雇傭某個(gè)下屬的朋友，安排大家假期加班等等。

2. You’ll need to tell people they’re not performing well.
Sometimes these will be people you like and who are trying hard. But addressing problems head-on is a key part of a manager’s job.
你需要告訴人們他們做的不好
有時(shí)候這些人是你喜歡的，有時(shí)候他們已經(jīng)很努力了。但是直截了當(dāng)?shù)闹赋鰡栴}是老板的一項(xiàng)重要工作。

3. You’ll need to fire or lay off people.
Can you picture yourself telling someone that today will be her last day of work? If not, think twice before becoming a manager.
你不得不解雇下屬
你能想象自己解雇下屬的情景嗎？如果不能，還是就再好好想想要不要成為老板吧。


4. You’ll need to tell people no.
To a request for a raise, or for vacation time, or for a promotion, or a plea for a new computer.
你需要說很多“不 ”
對(duì)加薪提議說“不”，對(duì)休假申請(qǐng)說“不”，對(duì)升職請(qǐng)求說“不”，甚至對(duì)換一臺(tái)新電腦的要求說“不”。

5. When things go wrong, you’ll be the person blamed.
Even if the problem was due to an employee’s mistake, you’re ultimately the person accountable.
出了錯(cuò)，你就得負(fù)責(zé)
即使錯(cuò)在某個(gè)下屬，你也是需要負(fù)最終責(zé)任的那個(gè)人。

6. Your decisions are high stakes.
If you hire the wrong person, release the wrong product, or make the wrong budget trade-offs, your decisions could cause the company’s ruin.
你的決策影響重大
如果你雇錯(cuò)了人，生產(chǎn)了有問題的產(chǎn)品或者做了錯(cuò)誤的預(yù)算，也許會(huì)毀掉整個(gè)公司。

7. You may have to enforce rules you don’t agree with.
Disagree with the top boss’s policy on promotions? Well, mention that to your employees and you’ve just undermined your own boss.
你需要貫徹你不同意的規(guī)則
不同意大老板的升職決定？如果你把這個(gè)想法告訴你的下屬，你就是在拆自己老板的臺(tái)。

8. Friendships with lots of people in your office will be off-limits.
As the boss, you need to have professional boundaries between you and the people you manage.
辦公室友誼成為禁區(qū)
作為老板，你需要和下屬保持一個(gè)職業(yè)的、恰當(dāng)?shù)木嚯x。

9. You’ll be scrutinized.
Everything the boss says or does carries more weight. If you express particular enthusiasm for one person’s idea, people will assume that’s the idea they should back. If you’re in a grumpy mood, people will spend days wondering what they did wrong.
你會(huì)變成焦點(diǎn)
作為老板，你的一言一行都有很大分量。如果你對(duì)某個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)表示出特別的支持，大家會(huì)覺得這就是應(yīng)該被追捧的觀點(diǎn)。如果你情緒不佳，每個(gè)人就都左思右想自己是不是做錯(cuò)了什么事。