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Please register now to read all responses and to join this discussion yourself. It's easy and 100% free.     Log in Whistle Blower > Best Practices > What if You and Your Boss Don't Get Along Well? What if You and Your Boss Don't Get Along Well? Jaap de Jonge, Management Consultant, Netherlands 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: 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? 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   Please register now to read all responses and to join this discussion yourself. It's easy and 100% free.     Log in   What if You and your Boss don't Get Along Well? Musonda Ernest Kabwe, Zambia, Member (...)     Football Examples of these Tactics Riphagen, Financial Consultant, Netherlands, Member (...)     You are Still Master of your Destiny Allemeersch, Interim Manager, Belgium, Member (...)     Don’t Get Along with your Boss? Request a Meeting Francis Joseph, United Kingdom, Member (...)     Your Feelings of a Bad Boss Could Be a Myopic View and your Perception C.L. Kappagomtula, Professor, Malaysia, Member (...)     What if You and your Boss Don't Get Along Well? Justus Nyangau, Business Consultant, Kenya, Member (...)     You and your Bad Boss Ragab Gouda, Manager, Egypt, Member (...)     If You and your Boss don't Get Along Moustapha Kaba, Teacher, Guinea, Member (...)     If You don't Get Along Well with your Boss, what to Do? Magassouba, Student (University), Guinea, Member (...)     Some People may never Change their Primary Characteristics tebere moro james, Manager, Member (...)     Some People may never Change their Primary Characteristics Justus Nyangau, Business Consultant, Kenya, Member (...)     Manage your Manager Maurice Hogarth, Consultant, United Kingdom, Premium Member (...)     Sometimes it Really Does not Work Peter van Herpen, Manager, Member (...)

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