Mentriq Team talks about Toxic bosses that you should avoid 22 Mar 2018

BY: Team Mentriq

counsellor / Family / MENTAL HEALTH / therapist

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Who is the most important person in your life? Your spouse, parents, children or a friend. If you reflect on this question, you will identify that it is your boss.

You spend 50 percent of your productive time daily with your boss.If this significant relationship is under stress. Other relations also suffer.

Difficult bosses contaminate your life and your workplace. Some of the bosses have no idea what harm they are doing and some do it in a carefully planned manner. In movies, the bad boss is a comic role but in real life; there is no comedy about it.

Mentriq Team talks about Toxic bosses that you should avoid
Mentriq Team talks about Toxic bosses that you should avoid

These people create stress that impairs your work and decreases productivity.Many studies have found having a bad boss increases your chances of having a heart attack by almost 60%.

The best option to avoid a bad boss is to search for another employment.But this is not always possible.You have to learn to neutralize the bad effects caused by this person. Identify the kind of boss you have to solve tackle them intelligently.

The Tyrant

This person uses Machiavellian tactics and makes decisions that can feed his pride.He has an uncontrollable need for power and uses intimidation to make others work for him.

The Micromanager

This person will make you feel that you are under constant surveillance.They give attention to the finest details, which makes you feel discouraged, frustrated and very uncomfortable.

The Incompetent

This person was made the boss by the result of a hasty promotion or haphazard hiring.The person lacks the capabilities for the position that he holds.The people who report to them are much more skilled than him.

The not appropriate buddy

This person is too friendly but not in a happy way.He does not know teambuilding and engages in gossip.He uses favoritism to build teams. Causes frustration among employees.He is bad at making tough decisions.

The Robot

This person just looks at numbers to decide who is valuable to the company and who is not.He has all calculations in mind regarding the productivity of each employee.He put a lot of pressure on you to perform.

The Seagull

These bosses interact with their subordinates when there is an emergency.They bring a storm; pile up with formulaic advice and then leave.They never think about their approach.

The visionary

The strength of this person lies in bringing new ideas and innovation. They cannot concentrate on one task that is at hand.By the time you come to execute the idea; the boss has taken off on another idea.You need to figure things out on your own.

Identifying the problem is fifty percent of the solution.Once identified, a solution can be reached faster.