How Do I Handle a Bad Boss? | S1E2 | New Here
So, you have your first bad boss. How do you protect yourself?
This week on New Here, we learn how to deal with a difficult manager and heal afterward.
Leadership coach and TikTok creator Robyn L. Garrett helps host Elainy Mata understand how many managers think — and shares how she handled a bad boss early in her career
Plus, Elainy’s own former boss Anita Sen gives us three tips that we can use to protect ourselves from a difficult manager.
Have a career question? Let us know at NewHere@HBR.org.
Key topics include: communication, managing up, mental health, careers.
More Reading:
• When Should You Take a Problem to HR? (Octavia Goredama): https://hbr.org/2023/08/when-should-you-take-a-problem-to-hr
• Dealing With Your Incompetent Boss (Amy Gallo): https://hbr.org/2011/06/dealing-with-your-incompetent
• Do You Hate Your Boss? (Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries): https://hbr.org/2016/12/do-you-hate-your-boss
You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts:
- HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/09/how-do-i-handle-a-bad-boss
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-handle-a-bad-boss/id1705031803?i=1000627733239
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dBlvFIfLwspV3JWXYAnVD?si=a82767a45aa44398
Series Description:
The young professional’s guide to work — and how to make it work for you.
About Harvard Business Review:
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
3:29 – Interview with Robyn Garrett
17:06 – Advice from a Good Boss!
24:36 - Outro
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This week on New Here, we learn how to deal with a difficult manager and heal afterward.
Leadership coach and TikTok creator Robyn L. Garrett helps host Elainy Mata understand how many managers think — and shares how she handled a bad boss early in her career
Plus, Elainy’s own former boss Anita Sen gives us three tips that we can use to protect ourselves from a difficult manager.
Have a career question? Let us know at NewHere@HBR.org.
Key topics include: communication, managing up, mental health, careers.
More Reading:
• When Should You Take a Problem to HR? (Octavia Goredama): https://hbr.org/2023/08/when-should-you-take-a-problem-to-hr
• Dealing With Your Incompetent Boss (Amy Gallo): https://hbr.org/2011/06/dealing-with-your-incompetent
• Do You Hate Your Boss? (Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries): https://hbr.org/2016/12/do-you-hate-your-boss
You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts:
- HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2023/09/how-do-i-handle-a-bad-boss
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-handle-a-bad-boss/id1705031803?i=1000627733239
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dBlvFIfLwspV3JWXYAnVD?si=a82767a45aa44398
Series Description:
The young professional’s guide to work — and how to make it work for you.
About Harvard Business Review:
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
3:29 – Interview with Robyn Garrett
17:06 – Advice from a Good Boss!
24:36 - Outro
Follow Harvard Business Review:
https://hbr.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/mycompany/
https://www.facebook.com/HBR/
https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz
https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review/
Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters
#HarvardBusinessReview #business #careers #workadvice
Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.
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