Strategies for Succeeding in Your Career

Strategies for Succeeding in Your Career
Help!!! I Hate My Boss!

- by Rabia Dhody *

Page - 2 Don't despair. At one time or another we have all faced an impossible boss. Too many people don't realize that "managing up" is not the same thing as "kissing up". Managing your boss is part of your job and a key indicator of your success. In learning how to do this, you will master valuable lessons about management, human behavior and how not to perform under pressure. These are skills that can be turned around into survival, and even success strategies.   Pick a Boss, Any Boss... Let's see if we can peel away the layers of horror here. Exactly what type of problem boss do you have? Here is a far from exhaustive list of some killer-type bosses. Do you recognize yours? The Patronizing B*****D and The Arrogant B***H Sister and brother, this type of boss believes that intimidation, sarcasm and fear are key motivators. They seem to derive special pleasure from publicly humiliating subordinates and appear impossible to please. The Idiot Yes, he or she really is that stupid. No matter how many times you shake your head in wonder, they do continue to amaze you, don't they? Pick the absolutely dumbest strategy, and they implement it. You wonder how they survive; yet they continue to be promoted over and over again. Why? Because they don't intimidate their own boss and are perfectly content never to rock the boat. The Politician Manipulative and self-motivated to the core, this boss will tell everyone exactly what he or she thinks they want to hear. Weeks, months, years later, you realize that they have been lying all along. In fact, they are so good at selling their own version of events that what is common business sense gets lost or forgotten. Their concern is never what's right for the business, but what's right for themselves.