From the course: Working with Difficult People (2017)
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When the difficult person is your boss
From the course: Working with Difficult People (2017)
When the difficult person is your boss
- Bosses are the most difficult of all difficult people, because they have the power, and I think many bosses haven't been trained in managing people. They're just making it up, so they're probably doing it badly. Maybe they don't know how to delegate properly, or they haven't realized that thanks and encouragement are more effective than pressure and criticism. And they can have a huge effect on your life. With five days a week, and control over your income, a bad boss can pretty much ruin a person's life. In fact, I'm pretty sure that having a bad boss is the biggest reason people leave their job and look for another one. But leaving your job isn't the first thing you should do, and as I've mentioned before, ceasing to care about your work isn't a good option either. You have to get your boss to be a better one. This won't be easy, but it's the only option that's any good. We've already covered many of the bad behaviors commonly exhibited by all sorts of difficult people as well as…
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