Re: Bosses
Boston my worst boss was my worst boss, he was a incompetent, irrational, unprofessional moron who eventually got fired for it, sadly we saw where it came from because one of his former bosses took my team under his wing on an interim basis and he was a zero people skills egghead who had an ego the size of mount rushmore, and I got on his bad side because I did nto follow his approach to do what needed to be done while his golden boy who was following this clowns approach got nowhere. and i was rewarded by swapping half of my portfolio with teh golden boy. I was not good at corp politics then, but decided that was nuff and bailed.
I have had some tough bosses since then, but they have been good bosses. and great mentors. the toughest boss I had was a fantastic mentor, and while I no longer work for him, he is still a mentor, was a reference for my current job, and I serve as a reference for him. I learnt more in the 18 months I worked for him then i leant at any other time in my professional experience.
This guy was tough, a workaholic who expected results, but went toe to toe against anyone to protect his team. challenged our limitations, pushed us out of our comfort zone, and provided anything we needed to succeed, and it did not matter if I was not in the office or however many days off i took, as long as the work was being done. excellent boss, excellent mentor