logo
episode-header-image
Nov 2021
17m 6s

Surrounded By Bad Bosses and Lazy Employ...

Quickanddirtytips.com
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Oct 27
Is it your people or your process? The Ready CEO Rodney Evans on fixing how work gets done.
919. When your team keeps missing its goals, is it a people problem or a process problem? Most leaders assume it’s the people. After 20 years inside organizations, Rodney Evans rarely buys it. The CEO of The Ready joins host Rachel Cooke to explain why people respond rationally t ... Show More
37m 40s
Oct 20
Five icebreakers that actually work for team meetings
918. You need to open a meeting, and the usual icebreaker makes everyone cringe. Chosen with intention, a warmup does real work by warming up the exact muscles a team needs for the job in front of it. Rachel Cooke shares five of her favorites, from reflection cards to a Would You ... Show More
14m 15s
Oct 13
How to get your team working together again
917. Lots of teams have quietly stopped being teams. They're capable people sprinting in their own directions, connected by a reporting line and little else. Rachel Cooke explains why that fragmentation is lonely for people and expensive for the organization, and offers four ways ... Show More
14m 4s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2022
Thomas Erikson: What’s Your Communication Style?
Episode 235 | Join bestselling author and researcher Thomas Erikson as he shares practical ways to become more self-aware according to your personality type. Thomas provides tools for determining your communication style and offers suggestions on how to better understand the peop ... Show More
42m 22s
Jul 2022
Best of The New Way We Work: This is why your boss is so bad at his job
Kate Davis is joined by Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic to discuss how the people who end up in leadership positions often possess the traits least suited to manage and lead people. Dr. Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at Manpower Group, Professor of Business Psychol ... Show More
44m 53s
Dec 2021
This is why your boss is so bad at his job
Kate Davis is joined by Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic to discuss how the people who end up in leadership positions often possess the traits least suited to manage and lead people. Dr. Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at Manpower Group, Professor of Business Psychol ... Show More
42m 59s
Oct 2020
Flawed Bosses
Do you wish you could understand your boss better? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Mimi Nicklin, a business coach and author. They talk through what to do when you have a boss who is unforgiving, who relies on you to cover their flaws, or who flip-flops betw ... Show More
36m 58s
Apr 2018
Bad Bosses
Is your boss making your life miserable? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Moshe Cohen, a senior lecturer at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. They talk through what to do when your boss is a jerk, a workaholic, or simply incompetent. 
37m 37s
Feb 2021
465: Thomas Erikson | How to Protect Yourself from Psychopaths
Thomas Erikson is a behavioral expert, active lecturer, and bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots and Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business. What We Discuss with Thomas Erikson: Not all narcissists are psychopaths ... Show More
1h 21m
Apr 2024
How to Overcome a Toxic Boss Holding You Back
<p>#79: Have you ever had a coworker try to take credit for your work? Or have you ever had to work alongside someone you can’t stand? If so, Amy Gallo is a renowned expert in workplace dynamics and conflict resolution. In this episode we dive into the challenges of navigating di ... Show More
53m 7s
Jan 2024
5 Strategies for Dealing with Narcissists
A leader is so furious with his self-absorbed boss, he considers quitting the company. He asks his coach to help him manage himself and defuse his triggers.In addition to the five strategies Tom talks about in this episode, there are lots more strategies in his conversation with ... Show More
18m 17s
Mar 2020
Subversive Employees
Do you have an employee working against you? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Adrian Gostick, an executive coach and author. They talk through what to do when your direct report is creating problems only to fix them, one team member is hoarding knowledge, or ... Show More
32m 38s
Feb 2024
Everybody’s Got One …
How do you deal with a little old lady who happens to be a liar and a slacker and a favorite of the owner? Can you advance as the nice guy at a firm full of cut-throat alphas? In this episode Chris and Tim share advice for dealing with office a-holes.Segments in this episodeSweet ... Show More
32m 3s