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Why you MUST be Assertive with Any Boss but Especially a Workplace Bully Boss

30773152_thbAccording to researchers at Northwestern University there may be no such things as a sensitive boss. It seems insensitivity is to power as empathy is to powerlessness.

 Frankly, the powerful just don’t ‘give a damn’. 

 The powerful are busy taking risks, pushing others to excellence, and having the buck stop at their desk.

These findings have serious implications for anyone trying to influence someone in power since suggestions for influencing others include gentle and sensitive negotiation, reasoning, counter suggestions, and trying to ‘massage’ the relationship. But these are strategies that run counter to the natural style of the boss so they have limited impact.

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Tags: bullie, bully, bullying, coaching, executive coaching, women bullies, workplace bullying

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