1. Obsessive friend
Such a leader is overly friendly, constantly invites you to chat after hours, pulls you into office gossip. Sometimes he enjoys his own influence and builds friendships to the detriment of work. He cannot make a tough decision regarding a subordinate. Only those whom he does not like can be dismissed with ease.
How to behave with an “obsessive friend”
With such a boss, the main thing is to establish clear rules of work and boundaries. If you do this consciously and in advance, then it will be easy to control the situation. For example, you can remain friendly in communication with the leader throughout the day, but refuse to go to the bar together after work.
But it’s important not to set unnecessary boundaries, because of which you may no longer be considered a friend. Such a leader should see you as an ally, then your position will be stronger than expected.
See also: What to give to barefoot? About presentations and gifts.
2. Micromanager
With such a leader, you feel constantly monitored. The micromanager pays too much attention to trifles, constantly hanging over the soul. The staff is discouraged and even annoying. If your boss is a micro-manager, then you are familiar with situations of non-acceptance of reports only because you used a paper clip, not a bracket.
How to work with the "micromanager"
To win the favor of such superiors, you need to do the work as the leader sees in his imagination. And in order to know what is on his mind, you need to ask specific questions, analyze and remember all the signals coming from him.
But all is well in moderation, so do not let the boss's obsession with details make you feel untenable. Remember: a good report without a bracket is still a good report. Although the boss is obsessed with details, your good work is appreciated first.
3. Tyrant
The tyrant constantly makes decisions that nourish his ego and is primarily concerned about how to maintain power. The tyrant looks at the staff as a gang of robbers on board his ship. He has a classification of people in his head, and he behaves accordingly with them:
workers with good achievements who call into question his ideas, he considers rebels;
those who accompany their results with gestures of loyalty will be in the place of a senior assistant;
if the employee does not work well, he remains to clean the latrine and scrub the deck.
How to neutralize the "tyrant"
A tyrant has a good strategy of presenting his ideas so that he can ascribe to himself some of the merits. Then he satisfies his ego without tearing your idea to pieces. And such a boss must be praised every time in order to remain in good standing.
In addition, in order to survive under the command of a tyrant, you need to finely choose the time and place of the battle. If you practice introspection, you can determine when to join the battle, and when you just do not need to pay attention to what is happening.
4. Incompetent
A common situation is when the head of the subordinate employs old-timers of the company with knowledge and skills that the inexperienced leader lacks.
How to interact with an "incompetent" leader
If you find it difficult to work with such a boss, most likely you are more experienced than him. If you are not able to change such an appointment, it is important to suppress your vanity and share experience and knowledge without poking a person in it. Give information that the leader does not have enough to grow to his role, and you will become his ally and trustee.
See also: How to create an effective team?
5. Robot
For the robot, you are employee number 72, who has a labor productivity of 84% and an experience of level 91. Such a leader makes decisions based on numbers. If he has to draw conclusions without relevant data, he will self-destruct. He makes almost no effort to communicate with his subordinates, he only looks at numbers and identifies invaluable employees and those who must leave.
How to tame the "robot"
To successfully operate under the supervision of a robot, you need to know what the leader appreciates, and be able to show him that.
Schedule face-to-face meetings one on one, and answer some of his letters personally by going to his office. If you make him communicate with you personally, even very superficially, then you will become something more than a list of numbers. But do it in small doses, not assertively, so as not to frighten off.
6. The Dreamer
There are leaders who cannot concentrate on the immediate task, but endlessly offer some kind of innovation. And when the time comes for the implementation of the next vision, it turns out that the boss has already switched to the next idea, and you have to deal with the consequences yourself.
How to open the eyes of the "dreamer"
The best way to interact with such a leader is to control his thoughts. Do not sweep away ideas directly, otherwise it will seem to be criticized. Better help him focus on what is needed to translate the plan into reality. Plans will often be scattered by your questions when the manager understands what actions are required on his part.
7. Seagull
Instead of finding a viable solution in collaboration with the team, the seagull gives out stamped recommendations. And then it suddenly disappears, and all you can do is rake the mess. A seagull speaks with employees only if it is necessary to extinguish a fire. But even then it appears and disappears so rapidly and puts so little thought into its actions that it only exacerbates an already poor situation.
How to land a "seagull"
A seagull is best served by a group approach. If the whole team comes together and gives constructive feedback without threats, the seagull is more likely to find a more effective way to interact with its employees. It is easy to recognize seagull behavior from the outside, but he himself often does not know that he harms his twitchy decision-making style. If the team gives him a little push, the situation will change for the better.
Such a leader is overly friendly, constantly invites you to chat after hours, pulls you into office gossip. Sometimes he enjoys his own influence and builds friendships to the detriment of work. He cannot make a tough decision regarding a subordinate. Only those whom he does not like can be dismissed with ease.
How to behave with an “obsessive friend”
With such a boss, the main thing is to establish clear rules of work and boundaries. If you do this consciously and in advance, then it will be easy to control the situation. For example, you can remain friendly in communication with the leader throughout the day, but refuse to go to the bar together after work.
But it’s important not to set unnecessary boundaries, because of which you may no longer be considered a friend. Such a leader should see you as an ally, then your position will be stronger than expected.
See also: What to give to barefoot? About presentations and gifts.
2. Micromanager
With such a leader, you feel constantly monitored. The micromanager pays too much attention to trifles, constantly hanging over the soul. The staff is discouraged and even annoying. If your boss is a micro-manager, then you are familiar with situations of non-acceptance of reports only because you used a paper clip, not a bracket.
How to work with the "micromanager"
To win the favor of such superiors, you need to do the work as the leader sees in his imagination. And in order to know what is on his mind, you need to ask specific questions, analyze and remember all the signals coming from him.
But all is well in moderation, so do not let the boss's obsession with details make you feel untenable. Remember: a good report without a bracket is still a good report. Although the boss is obsessed with details, your good work is appreciated first.
3. Tyrant
The tyrant constantly makes decisions that nourish his ego and is primarily concerned about how to maintain power. The tyrant looks at the staff as a gang of robbers on board his ship. He has a classification of people in his head, and he behaves accordingly with them:
workers with good achievements who call into question his ideas, he considers rebels;
those who accompany their results with gestures of loyalty will be in the place of a senior assistant;
if the employee does not work well, he remains to clean the latrine and scrub the deck.
How to neutralize the "tyrant"
A tyrant has a good strategy of presenting his ideas so that he can ascribe to himself some of the merits. Then he satisfies his ego without tearing your idea to pieces. And such a boss must be praised every time in order to remain in good standing.
In addition, in order to survive under the command of a tyrant, you need to finely choose the time and place of the battle. If you practice introspection, you can determine when to join the battle, and when you just do not need to pay attention to what is happening.
4. Incompetent
A common situation is when the head of the subordinate employs old-timers of the company with knowledge and skills that the inexperienced leader lacks.
How to interact with an "incompetent" leader
If you find it difficult to work with such a boss, most likely you are more experienced than him. If you are not able to change such an appointment, it is important to suppress your vanity and share experience and knowledge without poking a person in it. Give information that the leader does not have enough to grow to his role, and you will become his ally and trustee.
See also: How to create an effective team?
5. Robot
For the robot, you are employee number 72, who has a labor productivity of 84% and an experience of level 91. Such a leader makes decisions based on numbers. If he has to draw conclusions without relevant data, he will self-destruct. He makes almost no effort to communicate with his subordinates, he only looks at numbers and identifies invaluable employees and those who must leave.
How to tame the "robot"
To successfully operate under the supervision of a robot, you need to know what the leader appreciates, and be able to show him that.
Schedule face-to-face meetings one on one, and answer some of his letters personally by going to his office. If you make him communicate with you personally, even very superficially, then you will become something more than a list of numbers. But do it in small doses, not assertively, so as not to frighten off.
6. The Dreamer
There are leaders who cannot concentrate on the immediate task, but endlessly offer some kind of innovation. And when the time comes for the implementation of the next vision, it turns out that the boss has already switched to the next idea, and you have to deal with the consequences yourself.
How to open the eyes of the "dreamer"
The best way to interact with such a leader is to control his thoughts. Do not sweep away ideas directly, otherwise it will seem to be criticized. Better help him focus on what is needed to translate the plan into reality. Plans will often be scattered by your questions when the manager understands what actions are required on his part.
7. Seagull
Instead of finding a viable solution in collaboration with the team, the seagull gives out stamped recommendations. And then it suddenly disappears, and all you can do is rake the mess. A seagull speaks with employees only if it is necessary to extinguish a fire. But even then it appears and disappears so rapidly and puts so little thought into its actions that it only exacerbates an already poor situation.
How to land a "seagull"
A seagull is best served by a group approach. If the whole team comes together and gives constructive feedback without threats, the seagull is more likely to find a more effective way to interact with its employees. It is easy to recognize seagull behavior from the outside, but he himself often does not know that he harms his twitchy decision-making style. If the team gives him a little push, the situation will change for the better.
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