Bad Bosses

Starting a Business

5 Risky Personality Traits Common in Entrepreneurs. Do You Have One of Them?

These are the founders who can blindsight investors and provide disappointing returns.

Business Culture

7 Outdated Habits That Will Paralyze Your Business

These outdated strategies and rules from the old economy are slowly stifling success. These are the reason good companies go bad.

Leadership

"We are a family": 6 Reasons Why This Dynamic Doesn't Belong in the Workplace

Family culture dynamics and terminology can harm your employees. Here's why.

Leadership

Do You Have a Toxic Boss? Here's How to Tell.

There are seven types of toxic bosses, and it's important to learn how to deal with each of them.

Leadership

How to Recognize and Work With Narcissistic Leaders

Learning and adapting to self-consumed managers can benefit your own well-being and self-worth.

Leadership

Mind Your Language: Eight Things You Should Never Say To Your Boss

It's important to remember that your boss, who you might well consider your friend, is still your superior, and that there's a line you probably shouldn't cross.

Leadership

What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From These 6 Movies With Horrible Bosses

Learn how to be a leader by watching what not to do.

Leadership

Entrepreneurial Power Could Contribute to Your Startup's Demise. Here's How to Stop It.

Entrepreneurs who let power cloud their judgment risk running their ventures into the ground.

Leadership

5 Surefire Ways to Become a Better, More Effective Leader

50 percent of employees in one study said they'd quit to at some point to escape a bad boss. Are you a 'bad' boss?

Thought Leaders

3 Lessons a Toxic Client Taught Me About Entrepreneurship

Slavish people pleasing is not a professional demeanor. Think through your relationship with your clients, what works and what doesn't, before a bad one does damage.

Business News

8 Things You Can Do When You Have a Toxic Boss

The worst managers of all are the ones who create a toxic work environment.

Leadership

What Can You Do About Bad Bosses?

A bad boss can make an otherwise rewarding job miserable, and harm the company as well. Here's what to do in this situation

Growing a Business

Is Your Boss Controlling You Subtly Without Your Realizing It?

HR might intervene with an overt tyrant, but you're on your own dealing with an insidious manipulator.

Leadership

6 Effective Tactics for Handling a Toxic Boss

Salvaging your dignity from an abusive boss is a job all its own.

Leadership

4 Mistakes to Avoid When You Have to Deliver Bad News

There will always be tough things that need to be shared with your staff. If you stay away from these common communication errors, even bad news will be easier to accept.