Winning with Bosses
Dealing With A Racist Or Sexist Boss
The battle to eliminate racism, sexism and multiple other ‘isms’ in the workplace has been
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Good Things Can Happen When Your Step Up!
I’ve had a lot of very insightful conversations over the last two months with a
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How To Deal With A Boss Who Plays Favourites
What do you do when you have a boss who clearly has his (her) ‘favorites,’
Winning with Bosses
What To Do When Your Boss Throws You Under The Bus
Whenever you do something wrong, this embarrassing boss loves to point it out in front of
Winning with Bosses
Boss Holds Too Many Meetings? Here’s What To Do.
It’s another Monday morning team meeting. It’s disorganized, uncontrolled, and goes off on tangents. Nothing is ever decided, and things become mired in minutia. This boss loves meetings.
Winning with Bosses
Dealing With A Boss Who Ignores Input
You’ve got lots of ideas – some of them are truly brilliant. Unfortunately, however, you have a boss who just can’t seem to ignore your ideas fast enough. It can be discouraging at best, and after a while you’re tempted to just stop trying.
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Boss from Hell: Quick to Criticize, Slow to Praise
Chances are your boss isn’t intentionally trying to demotivate you. It’s doubtful that he has some master plan to make your life miserable. What is more likely is that he has instead fallen into the all too common management trap of looking for things that are wrong instead of looking for things that are right.
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The Panic-Button Boss
One of the reasons that panic button bosses behave the way they do is that aren’t particularly good at thinking ahead. They get surprised a lot. They’re focused on plan A, and have given absolutely no consideration to Plans B, C or D. So when Plan A doesn’t work, they’re scrambling
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Have a Great Boss? Support Him!
We sometimes forget that our bosses are people too, and that they need our support as much as we need theirs. It’s all part of the dynamics of a positive workplace. Want to do your part? Here are 8 things you can try:
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Dealing with a Cryptic Boss
One of the more challenging situations one can find oneself in is having a boss who consistently gives vague direction. Instead of just clearly communicating what he (she) wants, he drops hints, speaks in general terms and answers questions with one- or two-word answers
