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Coping with Stallers

To do a good job in any organization, you need to know where you’re going, how much authority you have, and how well you’re doing. Your boss is supposed to supply this information. Unfortunately, some bosses are “Artful Dodgers.” One such type is the Staller. In Coping with Difficult Bosses, Robert Brahmson writes about how …

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Coping with Fire Eaters

Do you have a difficult boss who overwhelms, intimidates, or generally runs over those that work for them? One such difficult boss is the Fire Eater. In Coping with Difficult Bosses, Robert Brahmson writes about how to cope with Fire Eaters. Fire Eaters Fire Eaters are characterized as irritable, moody, hot-tempered, and explosive. Those who …

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Coping with Ogres

Do you have a difficult boss who overwhelms, intimidates, or generally runs over those that work for them? One such difficult boss is the Ogre. In Coping with Difficult Bosses, Robert Brahmson writes about how to cope with Ogres. Ogres The Ogre and Fire Eater difficult bosses openly attack, with little provocation, driving their victims …

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Understanding From the Inside

You can only influence others when you see them as they are, not as you wish they were. In Coping with Difficult Bosses, Robert Brahmson explains that “understanding from the inside” helps you more effectively cope with difficult bosses. Key Take Aways Here’s my key take aways: Make sense of behavior. It’s easy to simply …

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When Good Bosses Turn Bad

In Coping with Difficult Bosses, Robert Bramson writes about the most common circumstances where normal people can look, feel, and sound like a difficult boss: crossed expectations, behavior blindness, and interactional accidents. Crossed Expectations Crossed expectations happen when an employee and manager expect different things, particularlly around how authority and responsibility are divided up, especially …

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