How Do I Work with a Difficult Boss? | Coaching Real Leaders

28 Jun 2023

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He’s a mission driven leader who has always found roles where he can help others. He was brought in at a high level at a new organization, but he’s feeling tension and conflict with the organization’s founder. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through how to manage himself in this negative work dynamic. Further reading: - Founder’s Syndrome Can Take Down a Nonprofit. Here’s How To Avoid It: https://www.joangarry.com/founder-syndrome/ - Make Sure Your Work Is Aligned with Your Boss’s Expectations: https://hbr.org/tip/2018/04/make-sure-your-work-is-aligned-with-your-bosss-expectations - Managing Up: https://www.peterguber.com/managing-up-when-your-boss-has-you-down/ This episode originally aired on Coaching Real Leaders on May 22, 2023. Listen to more episodes of Coaching Real Leaders on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJua_hcLjT7aFzWcoqMnrp-z7 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/2023/05/how-do-i-work-with-a-difficult-boss - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-work-with-a-difficult-boss/id1545444200?i=1000614004343 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6l7fgumTeqXhxMcl3mPpPc?si=e406dfd3584f418a - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/coaching-real-leaders/episode/how-do-i-work-with-a-difficult-boss-303554602 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2NvYWNoaW5nLXJlYWwtbGVhZGVycw/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAyMC0xMi0xNzpjb2FjaGluZy1yZWFsLWxlYWRlcnMuczUuMDAwNA?sa=X&ved=0CAgQuIEEahcKEwjwvbjOpdf_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: We all want to get to the next level of our career, but so many of us get stuck. Longtime leadership coach Muriel Wilkins takes you inside real-life leadership coaching sessions with high performers working to overcome professional challenges and grow as leaders. Listen in on real conversations and leave with new insights and practical guidance for your own career. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business Review. 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 2:50 – The Difficult Colleague is the Founder 7:53 – Defining Positive Outcomes 11:08 – Being a Student of Your Organization 18:21 – Meeting the Organization Where It’s At 24:50 – Anchoring Yourself in Your Mission 29:44 – You Can’t Changes Someone’s Behavior 36:23 – What You Want is a Calling 43:33 – Aligned on Mission, But Not Strategy 51:28 – Takeaways 53:44 – Outro Follow Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harv... https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_bus... Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #leadershipcoaching #leadership Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved.

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