5 Bosses You Will Meet in Hell: #5 – Toxic Ted

Bad Boss, Get Better, Professional Development

We hear quite a bit about toxic bosses in our business.  That’s a pretty broad description.  Many of these toxic bosses have been talked about in our series before, but while their behaviors resulted in a toxic environment, they may not have intentionally tried to be...

Simple…But Not Easy

Always Compete, Bad Boss, Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Skills, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development

Let me share a very important secret with you.  For some of us, it’s the key to longevity, health, and total wellness.  It could help us be immune to certain diseases and medical conditions.  It can give us more meaningful time with our family.  It can enable us to...

Lessons in Performance Management (from a dog trainer)

Bad Boss, Boss Skills

As a management development consultant, I’m often asked what the best way to motivate people to get them to perform is.  I’ve got lots of tools and models and I can even quote some theory if you like.  But maybe the quickest, most efficient way to answer that is what...

Why Showing Favoritism is a Recipe for Disaster

Bad Boss, Boss Skills

If you ever talk to a parent of multiple children and ask them if they have a favorite of the bunch, they’ll always tell you “No. I love all my children equally.” But they’re lying. Having a favorite child doesn’t mean you love one and hate the others.  It simply...

How to Survive a Bad Boss

Bad Boss, Boss Skills

If you’ve never had a bad boss, trust me, one day you will.  Those of us who have had one (or many) have felt the pain and agony and frustration that the bad boss causes.  I’ll be addressing bad boss behaviors as part of my focus but first it might be a good idea to...