Dealing with Bosses
Even a good boss is a challenge. But when you’re dealing with bosses, dealing with difficult bosses makes everything twice as hard.
It can often feel as if you’re the one managing the boss. Business Management Daily shows you how to transform you and your boss into an efficient, unstoppable team.
The boss shares an idea, and then asks, “What do you think?” You don’t have an instant answer. How do you avoid looking stumped?
Here's a sticky situation: Your boss continually asks you to pick up
her dry cleaning, but you don’t regard yourself as a personal
assistant.
Several states are debating legislation that would make “workplace bullying” an illegal practice, like discrimination or harassment. Passage of such bills would increase your liability risks and force you to referee personality disputes. Here's the status of the legislation, and how your organization should respond ...
For the first time in a long time, all appears quiet on the Disney
front. That doesn’t mean nothing’s happening, only that the CEO soap
opera is over.
Do you sometimes doubt your “street cred” as a leader? If so, buck up. You can’t possibly be as bad as these corkers, who won
a “bad boss” contest sponsored by the AFL-CIO-affiliate Working America:
“Hot teams” improvise, do more work with less supervision and make the extra effort to follow through. Management consultant Laurence Haughton offers this advice for turning ordinary groups into hot teams:
These four tips have helped Microsoft manager Josh Ledgard move on down the road to leadership:
With the holidays approaching, perhaps you’re preparing to send cards to your bosses, peers and employees.
To get ahead, ask your bosses, “What do you see as the three most important skills for my position?”
