The Making of an Ideal Boss

Work - it's something few of us truly enjoy and most of us spend the majority of our lives doing. Select individuals are handed the thankless job of supervising the masses of less-skilled workers; managers, CEOs, owners, whatever name they go by we know them all as "bosses". Whether "work" conjures up visions of an ocean floor or a Spartan cubicle we all have one thing in common - if we work, we either are or have supervisors. Who are these devoted professionals who serve as the backbone of the work force...and better still, how do they do it?