How to Deal With Bad Bosses... Anytime Anywhere - Natasha Blynne

The fact is there are MANY people in the business

world who have been placed in managerial positions

and given the responsibility of leading

others… but who simply have no ability or

competence to do so. You may have

recognized that your boss is one of

them, and you are currently in the

unfortunate position of needing to deal

with managerial incompetence on a

daily basis.

Being in the unenviable position of

having to suffer a bad boss is, without doubt, one of the most stressful workplace

situations to be in. And the awful reality is

this: millions of people struggle with the

frustration, tension, difficulty and sheer

unhappiness of coping with bad bosses,

every day of their working lives.

How to deal with a

BAD BOSS

...anytime, anywhere

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Do you have a

boss from hell?

Natasha Blynne is

the author of My

Boss Is A Moron, a

book about some of

the most commonly-

exhibited “bad boss”

behaviors … and

more importantly,

HOW TO BEAT THEM in

an effective, SMART

and 100% non-

confrontational way.

Keep your sanity,

outlive the ordeal

and leave your bad

boss behind!

IS YOUR BOSS

A MORON?

Using proven,

tried-and-tested strategies,

you can take immediate,

effective and constructive

action to get your BAD BOSS

under control.

NATASHA BLYNNE / MY BOSS IS A MORON / www.MyMoronBoss.com

How to deal with a

BAD BOSS

...anytime, anywhere

The „good‟ news is no matter what job you are in, or wherever you are in the world, you

are definitely not alone in your ordeal of working for an unprofessional manager. And

what this means is that regardless of the type, size, location, culture or industry nature

of your employment – anytime, anywhere - there are effective, constructive and tried-

and-tested actions you can take to break free from the chains of your bad boss.


How is it possible to deal with a

bad boss… anytime, anywhere?

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In exactly the same way that GREAT

bosses are known to share a com-mon set of positive leadership at-

tributes, professional strengths and

valuable skills, BAD bosses also

share a common set of coun-

terproductive mentalities, self

-defeating attitudes and ques-

tionable behaviors. And in both

cases – good boss or bad boss – these inherent interpersonal char-

acteristics will consistently mani-fest, regardless of the environment

an individual is in.

Hence when dealing with a bad boss,

it is actually very easy to identify his

or her weaknesses, and to target the

boss’s weak spots and fears to break

him or her down.

This does not mean that you have to change who you are or

try to be someone you are not. You just have to

fine-tune your approach with the bad boss…

because the bad boss is obviously not going to change who he or she is either.

So in the case of dealing with an insecure boss, you may carry on being vocal if

you are an outspoken individual by nature, but you need to be vocal in a way that

makes the insecure boss recognize that you are not a threat to him or her.

The list of bad boss behaviors could go on and on, but here‟s the rub. Once you put your boss‟s behavior under close

scrutiny, you will know pre-cisely what to do (or at the very least, what not to do), to deal with your bad boss. How so?

Clearly the LAST thing

you want to do, in

any encounter with

your bad boss, is to

clash head-on with

him or her. For example, if you know

that the boss is

insecure, it is in your

best interest to make

him or her feel less

threatened by you.

If the newsletter is distributed internally, you might comment

upon new procedures or im-

provements to the business.

Sales figures or earnings will

show how your business is

growing.

Some newsletters include a column that is updated every

issue, for instance, an advice

column, a book review, a letter

from the president, or an edito-rial. You can also profile new

employees or top customers or

vendors.

This story can fit 100-150

words.

The subject matter that appears in newsletters is virtually end-

less. You can include stories

that focus on current technolo-

gies or innovations in your field.

You may also want to note busi-

ness or economic trends, or

make predictions for your cus-

tomers or clients.

I n s i d e S t o r y H e a d l i n e


Does your boss insist on his/her view or

approach always being correct, and push the

blame to others when things go astray? It

might be that the boss is deeply knowledgeable

and experienced about the subject... or it is more

likely that the boss is an egoist who is too

proud to admit mistakes or fallibility.

Does your boss surround him or herself only

with “yes” people who agree with everything the

boss says? The boss is almost definitely

insecure about his or her abilities, and feels

threatened by those who are vocal, competent

and possess a strong mind of their own.

Observing the behavior of your

bad boss is the first step to

identifying his or her

weaknesses.

Does your boss seem to create unnecessary

chaos and confusion in the team? It is likely

that the boss has poor communication skills,

and lacks interpersonal sensitivity. But if the

boss is ordinarily a strong communicator,

then it can only mean that the boss is clueless

and unable to handle the work assigned to

him or her. (Bad boss philosophy: if you can’t

convince your team,… confuse them)

Here are

some

examples

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Natasha Blynne

About Natasha Blynne Natasha Blynne is the author of My Boss Is A Moron, a book about how to manage bad boss behaviors, and titled after a phrase she found herself repeating on a daily basis for 351 days when she was forced to suffer an unfortunate manager. She succeeded in leaving her boss behind on the 352nd day: two weeks before her personal deadline to be rid of the boss

within one year.

Natasha has over 10 years of professional and senior management experience, within the areas of

corporate communications and general business operations. Most of her career has developed with multi-national companies and institutions, and until this point she has lived and worked in four countries across Europe and Asia. Her background is in Business Administration, specializing

in Marketing Management.

My Boss Is A Moron is Natasha

Blynne’s first book.

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In summary, the trick to dealing with bad bosses - anytime,

anywhere - is to be proactive yet non-hostile in your

approach. When you have a boss who is insecure, egoistic,

micromanaging, political, abusive, unreasonable, unprofessional or

just plain BAD, you must take action to keep your bad boss under

control (and to keep your sanity)… never allow yourself to be a silent victim of a bad boss! However, to minimize the risk

that you may be later on faulted for your actions, your

approach must always be non-confrontational, and based on a

clear understanding of the weaknesses of your bad boss.

PHOTO CREDIT: SVILEN MILEV (SXC.HU)

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