Horrible bosses may be one of the reasons why we decide to leave a company, but they can also teach us how not to lead teams when we have that responsibility.
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I find in most circumstances, people leave bosses, not companies.
'Horrible Bosses' is just blatant, outright fun. I've read some of what the critics have said, and it's incredible how mean critics can be about comedies... It's so ridiculous.
Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter: people don't leave jobs; they leave managers.
Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore.
The most challenging part of being a boss is that nobody will tell you if your work is suffering.
Rotten bosses don't get better. Any strategy that assumes they can is doomed.
My worst boss was a departmental chair who never learned to appreciate new developments in the field. He had contempt for students and younger researchers, and he saw the job of running the department as a nuisance.
Before I started a company, I was an employee with a bad attitude. I was always felt like, bosses are stupid, and people weren't well treated.
It's great being your own boss, but then, you know, you make your own mistakes, you know, and you own them. You know, so it's empowering, and it's also humbling along the way.
I never had a boss in my whole life. I've totally destroyed anybody's ability to tell me what to do.
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