What if You and Your Boss Don't Get Along Well?

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If you don't get along, dislike or even hate your superior, that is an awkward situation to be in. Sometimes this situation occurs when a new person is appointed as your supervisor. According to Gallup research, typical grievances about a “bad boss” include micromanagement, bullying people, avoiding conflicts, not taking decisions, stealing credits for successes, shifting blame when things go wrong, keeping information to themselves, not listening properly, setting a poor example, and not developing staff. INSEAD Prof. Kets de Vries, a reputable leadership expert, recommends the following tactics to resolve dysfunctional dynamics with your manager:

1. PRACTICE EMPATHY. Be empathetic and put yourself in the shoes of your manager. Consider why (s)he is acting in that way. Is (s)he really inherently such a bad person? What pressures is (s)he under?
2. CONSIDER YOUR OWN ROLE. Look at yourself in a critical manner. Could it be you are part of the problem? Also (...) Read more? Sign up for free
   

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		Musonda Ernest Kabwe, Zambia
	What if You and your Boss don't Get Along Well? When you identify that you do not get along, you s (...)

		Riphagen, Financial Consultant, Netherlands
	Football Examples of these Tactics I think it is a good summary of the tactics. If yo (...)

		Allemeersch, Interim Manager, Belgium
	You are Still Master of your Destiny I agree that empathy should be your first exercise (...)

		Francis Joseph, United Kingdom
	Don’t Get Along with your Boss? Request a Meeting If a situation like this presents itself I will al (...)

		C.L. Kappagomtula, Professor, Malaysia
	Your Feelings of a Bad Boss Could Be a Myopic View and your Perception No boss is truly good or bad. It is an individual' (...)

		Justus Nyangau, Business Consultant, Kenya
	What if You and your Boss Don't Get Along Well? It is normal that you can't be in agreement with e (...)

		Ragab Gouda, Manager, Egypt
	You and your Bad Boss First you should take some time to understand your (...)

		Moustapha Kaba, Teacher, Guinea
	If You and your Boss don't Get Along Take distance from your boss to avoid conflicts or (...)

		Magassouba, Student (University), Guinea
	If You don't Get Along Well with your Boss, what to Do? If you don't get along well with your boss, what y (...)

		tebere moro james, Manager
	Some People may never Change their Primary Characteristics From my own experiences, I once had an immediate l (...)

		Justus Nyangau, Business Consultant, Kenya
	Some People may never Change their Primary Characteristics @: We should understand that we all have different (...)

		Maurice Hogarth, Consultant, United Kingdom
	Manage your Manager As listed, there are many reasons (perceptions) fo (...)

		Peter van Herpen, Manager
	Sometimes it Really Does not Work And be honest with yourself: Some personalities ju (...)