In an ideal world, we would get to choose our boss. We would carefully consider who communicates effectively, leads with high emotional intelligence, can teach us the skills we need to succeed, can push and inspire us in the ways we want, can motivate us without micromanaging or under-leading, can coach us to grow, and can offer us the flexibility to live our best lives. And while we’re at it, we would pick someone we enjoy hanging out with too.
The vast majority of us are not living in that world. We get the boss we get, and we learn to deal with it — or we don’t, and we move on.
But what if you’re the new boss that someone got, and you’re pretty sure you’re not the one they wanted?
