If you’re not the apple of your boss’s eye, don’t sulk! Ask the right questions, of yourself!
Chances are high, that, in this world of contradictions, you find a boss who’s not worthy of being a boss. Considering, www.badbossology.com is the very first search result of the keyword ‘bosses’ on Google, it is proof enough of the high incidence of this contradiction. So what should one do when the boss is somewhat like Dilbert’s pointy haired boss – ‘childish, immature, ignorant, and rude, yet also annoyingly cheerful and oblivious to his own actions?’ Quitting would be a bad option in these times of recession, but dealing with it certainly offers hope!
Such a challenging boss either doesn’t divide the work appropriately or favours certain employees (knowingly or unknowingly) or keeps developing new rules and policies for the employees or simply just doesn’t play fair. Though, earlier, such bosses were declared jerks outright, diplomatically speaking, they’re called bosses with low emotional intelligence.
Well, to deal with one of the most popular traits – favouritism – of such bosses, one needs to have three basic qualities; namely, patience, work ethic and a good sense of humour! The first thing is to be realistic; your boss is only human, so it is very normal for him to enjoy the company of some people better than others. If his preference is overtly visible, you can only forgive him for not being sharp enough. Of course, you must recognise if the favouritism is real or is just attachment with an employee due to longer association with him. If it’s the latter, solution could be simply trying to know your boss better and show some friendliness (not to be mistaken as sucking up). And, if it’s for real, then you need some introspection before reaction! “If someone comes to me with a problem, I always first tell him to introspect and see if the boss is really prejudiced or is there a method in the madness i.e. the person he favours actually has certain admirable strengths,” says B. Shankar, GM-HR, BHEL. It’s perhaps time to examine your own efforts (Are you as good as you think you are?!).
Chances are high, that, in this world of contradictions, you find a boss who’s not worthy of being a boss. Considering, www.badbossology.com is the very first search result of the keyword ‘bosses’ on Google, it is proof enough of the high incidence of this contradiction. So what should one do when the boss is somewhat like Dilbert’s pointy haired boss – ‘childish, immature, ignorant, and rude, yet also annoyingly cheerful and oblivious to his own actions?’ Quitting would be a bad option in these times of recession, but dealing with it certainly offers hope!
Such a challenging boss either doesn’t divide the work appropriately or favours certain employees (knowingly or unknowingly) or keeps developing new rules and policies for the employees or simply just doesn’t play fair. Though, earlier, such bosses were declared jerks outright, diplomatically speaking, they’re called bosses with low emotional intelligence.
Well, to deal with one of the most popular traits – favouritism – of such bosses, one needs to have three basic qualities; namely, patience, work ethic and a good sense of humour! The first thing is to be realistic; your boss is only human, so it is very normal for him to enjoy the company of some people better than others. If his preference is overtly visible, you can only forgive him for not being sharp enough. Of course, you must recognise if the favouritism is real or is just attachment with an employee due to longer association with him. If it’s the latter, solution could be simply trying to know your boss better and show some friendliness (not to be mistaken as sucking up). And, if it’s for real, then you need some introspection before reaction! “If someone comes to me with a problem, I always first tell him to introspect and see if the boss is really prejudiced or is there a method in the madness i.e. the person he favours actually has certain admirable strengths,” says B. Shankar, GM-HR, BHEL. It’s perhaps time to examine your own efforts (Are you as good as you think you are?!).
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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