- CAREER5 DIFFICULT BOSSES
People have individual reactions to bosses, So. somebody
that I think is just fine. you miiht not tike, and yice yersa.
Elster: Our favo ri te secrion in the book is called, " Your
Boss Ba~~a~c Assessment." Ir includes 6 0 q uestions,
and whcn you take yourself through this asscssmcnt,
you realizc that you bring to that relationship threc
things: cxpectations, nceds, a nd fears. Once you under-
stand your profile, you Start to see why you're not ha p-
py with your particular boss.
Crowley: If, for exa mplc, yo u're wh at we call a iUI.!,
you're [(rrjfied of being held back. Jf you then work fo r
someone who may be overly controlling, th at's going
to be rcally d ifficlilt for YOll. Whereas if so mcone is aabll5e sb. r,,'bju:zl
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Praktikant(rn)ourturer, and they like to take care of rheir boss, and
they're happy to follow instructions, they ma y not have
a problem with a very conrrolling authority.One of the recommendations that you make in the book is
not to take what your boss says personally. But isn't it pos-
s ible that you and your boss just don't Hke each other?
Elster: Yes. [/aughsl There's a fair chance.So what do we do about that?
Elster: Weil, remember, it's not a n equal relationship. It's
a power re lationship. One person has power over you,
and they can control whether you ger paid, wherher you
have a job. Wha t t hey can't control is your emotions.
Crowley: When we talk about not taking ir pcrsonally,
what we'rc saying is that yOUf boss has ra rgeted you this
time, but that same ind ividuaJ targeted so meone else he-
fore you, and will target someone else after you leavc.Is it possible to chanae your boss?
Elster: I th ink yo u have a greater possibiliry of c hang-
ing your reacrio n tO him or her, And by chang ing your
reaction, the boss changes.
Crow[ey: Ler's sa y you work for a "sacred cow." This is
somcone who's quitc incomperent, who doesn't really
moyc 00 anything, but j usr holds the status quo. lostead
of trying to push ideas towards them, or (rying to go
over rheir bnd, or try ing to get them fired, you should
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