We always remember the mentor boss who saw our potential and helped us get ahead, Joyce. I’ve noticed the new trend of including managerial skills as part of annual appraisals to include developing leadership skills and Executive Presence. Perhaps organizations are starting to understand the need to develop a professional’s soft skills as they rise through the ranks and the impact it has on the organization.

My pleasure, Sue. Glad you loved the post.

Thanks Marquita. Thank God I never worked for a truly Manipulative Boss – she sounds like a true dictator. 😉

Thank you for offering to share this post with your lady friends who are working in the corporate world, Millen. You were truly blessed not to have worked for the Mean Boss. I worked for 2 of them at different stages of my corporate career and the teams of both bosses experienced demotivation. The first time it happened, I made a note never to become a Mean Boss and the second time, I was alert enough to shield my team and handle the situation better. Ultimately, like yourself, I preferred being my own boss. 🙂

One of my bosses were fairly unique, at least in my experience. I suppose I’d call her a Manipulative Boss. It some degree it was about power, but she was already as high in the business as she could go so she found other ways to fulfill her needs. She loved being able to get other people to do her bidding, in fact, she made a game of manipulating people. Her mistake was bragging about it.