"A bad boss can derail careers, lower morale and hurt company's productivity.
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But how many workers actually are in this predicament? Quite a lot, if you believe the results of a new survey from Glassdoor, the employment-information company. The survey of 2,054 workers -- which was conducted by Harris Interactive -- found that 1 in 5 gave a negative grade to their boss."
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"The film Horrible Bosses opens on July 8th. The basic plot, as I understand it, is that three guys who hate their bosses, played by Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis, conspire to murder them. I don't recommend that way of dealing with a bosshole, and have been suggesting more constructive approaches (see this ABC interview). As part of the film's release, I have been getting quite a few media calls about bosses. This reminded me of a checklist that I worked on with the folks at LinkedIn and Guy Kawasaki a few years back to help assesses if a prospective boss is likely to be an asshole. The list builds on the ideas in The No Asshole Rule and some ideas that appeared in Good Boss, Bad Boss."
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"They holler, throw things, scheme, connive, lie, cheat and generally make life miserable for untold millions of workers. They’re bad bosses. And by some estimates, half of all managers fall into that category. But what exactly is it that makes this scourge of the workplace so harmful? As it turns out, it’s in their nature."
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"Nearly one in four of UK managers are rated as 'bad' or 'dreadful', by their UK employees, and only 4% of staff would rate their bosses 10 out of 10.
A survey of almost 1,100 UK staff, by campaigning group The Good Boss Company, reveals that 58% of respondents have looked for another job because of their bad manager."
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"I found myself thinking of that boss a few weeks ago, when underlings of John R. Bolton started appearing before Congress to say he should not be made ambassador to the United Nations because, in the words of one, he was a "serial abuser" of employees, "a kiss-up, kick-down sort of guy." What saddened me was that I was not surprised. I don't know anything about this particular man, but I do know that bullying bosses are generally allowed to move up the rungs of power, their temper tantrums mistaken for a leadership style."
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"John Bolton, the embattled nominee for ambassador to the United Nations who faces a crucial committee vote Thursday, isn't the only high-powered boss whose reputation for bullying subordinates and quashing dissent is raising eyebrows. The red-faced, desk-pounding tyrant, while hardly extinct from the corner offices of corporate America, is increasingly shunned when it comes to promotion, particularly for top-tier positions."
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"What the research has shown, however, is that employees of bullies withhold the extras, i.e. they are not fully engaged or giving 100 percent. For example, they may treat customers poorly, do average as opposed to excellent work and spend countless working hours complaining about the boss to their colleagues and friends. Clearly, the organization suffers in both tangible and intangible ways when managers push employees around."
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"The effects of conflict in the workplace are widespread and costly. Its prevalence, as indicated by three serious studies, shows that 24-60% of management time and energy is spent dealing with anger. This leads to decreased productivity, increased stress among employees, hampered performance, high turnover rate, absenteeism and at its worst, violence and death."
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"The present report identifies the different forms and patterns of violence and harassment in the workplace in the EU and describes the recent upsurge in actiity and initiatives with respect to violence and harassment within the legal arena, with new legislation addressing these problems recently enacted or in the pipeline in a number of countries. It presents evidence of adverse effects on individuals, organisations and society, and assesses the potential financial costs. It also analyses the factors that may contribute to and cause physical and psychological violence, and reviews a variety of good practices with respect to preventing and managing violence and harassment at work."
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"When work gets stressful, most of us have dreamed of shouting “I resign” to the boss, then stomping out of the office, never to be seen again. But according to a survey compiled by Office Angels, that scenario is miles apart from what normally happens when an employee decides to resign. Sweaty palms, a blank mind and the worry of who to approach makes resigning even more stressful than being grilled for an interview."
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A 23-page Brochure from the National Institute of Mental Health that, "gives descriptions of major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder (manic depression). It lists symptoms, gives possible causes, tells how depression is diagnosed, and discusses available treatments. The brochure provides help and hope for the depressed person, family, and friends."
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