From the course: Bad Boss: Dealing with a Difficult Manager

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My boss is making terrible choices

My boss is making terrible choices

From the course: Bad Boss: Dealing with a Difficult Manager

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My boss is making terrible choices

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- The second problem you can get with bosses is when you disagree with them. You just don't agree with the way they're doing the job. Maybe they're trying to reduce quality in order to get prices down, or maybe they're rude to customers, or they don't want to invest money on something, and you just don't agree with them. What can you do? Well, the first thing you should always ask yourself is is it you? Say to yourself is it me, or is it partly me? And this applies to all of the following boss problems, as well, is it me? So it could just be that you disagree with your boss because you're wrong. Or maybe it's a matter of opinion, and you're both equally right. So that's the first thing to ask yourself. But if you are really reasonably sure that you're right and the boss is wrong, then the second thing to do is to get better at persuading your boss, influencing your boss. And the thing to know about this is that there are different types of boss who are susceptible to different types…

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