Dealing With a Difficult Boss

If you secretly fantasize about throwing you boss in front of a moving train, then you’ll want to join the Wily Manager guys this week as they offer a few more constructive ways to deal with a difficult boss.

Monday’s Tip: Think through the consequences of ratting out your boss. There is a reasonable probability that ratting on your boss will backfire.  Make sure you’ve considered this possibility.

Tuesday’s Tip: Consider sitting down with him/her personally and expressing your concerns. Dealing directly with a difficult boss can be an effective solution in many cases.  This is far less professional risk if you try this first.

Wednesday’s Tip: Realize you only control your own behavior. It would be nice if you could make others change, but you can’t so focus on things you might be able to do to influence a different outcome with you boss.

Thursday’s Tip: Don’t believe what you see on TV. Telling off the boss in front of others, and then have that boss realize the errors of his ways, and reforming for good only happens on crap-TV shows.  Reality is quite a bit different.

Friday’s Tip: Consider leaving as a last resort. If you can’t reconcile your relationship with your boss, don’t think the organization will be rid of the boss.  Most likely it will be you who is encouraged to leave.