Bosses: A Field Guide

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  simpsond@...

  03/09/07 | Report as spam

  Bad Boss

  My boss's door is always open, it's just his mind that's closed!

 
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  alicew

  03/09/07 | Report as spam

  great

  great article1

 
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  SHcontrol

  03/10/07 | Report as spam

  Great article

  really enjoyed the descriptives all the different bosses - wonder how others would perceive myself.

 
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  Passionate Leader

  03/23/07 | Report as spam

  Bosses- A Field Guide

  Cute - but relevant? Not sure - was more humorous than practical however did get a kick out of the artical and the descriptions of what they would be like.

 
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  Proxax

  04/18/07 | Report as spam

  Gets as close as it can get

  All the types listed are true types. Have personally experienced the pros n cons of the following types;
  * The Climber
  * The Bureaucrat
  * The Fogey
  * our Hero
  and the
  * Lost Lamb...too many times really - Positioned by bosses to block a really powerful position in a remote office on the globe. Someone who will not act without their consent - In technology Co's usually the Software Programming guy or Sw Devp Project Manager who needed to spend a decade doing tech job but made country head/manager. Dummies fall for these type of promotion offers!

 
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  tallndn

  05/08/07 | Report as spam

  Boss and messy desk

  I once had a boss whose obsession was that an employee with a cluttered desk probably wasn't effective. He walked by the office door of one of my peers and observed: "Messy desk, messy mind."
  
  To which the target of the comment replied: "I know you're right. I notice your desk is always empty?"
  
  Long silence. Then the boss, realizing he was talking to the division's lead producer, shrugged it off with humor - no retribution, but a good thought.

 
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  dancer48

  07/26/07 | Report as spam

  Bosses: a field guide

  Love it. I have had many bosses like these and have passed this on to my working network.
  
  Great stuff

 
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  HASamuel

  06/30/08 | Report as spam

  The Missing Link

  I have recently observed another example of the species, who would fall somewhere between the 'Dictator' and the 'Lost lamb'. I refer to the type who (a) has been overpromoted (mostly because of kissing the *** of his 'Climber' boss) and (b) is incompetent, but thinks he got the job because of his capability. As a scientific reference, see Wikipedia's entry on the Dunning-Kruger Effect. This is the worst kind of boss to have, because he can (and will) do absolutely anything to maintain his position.