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Bosses

an idea. You will then know how much room you have to maneuver out
from under your boss.
And if you can’t tell how good the
relationship is between your boss and
the top decision maker? I suggest you IF YOUR BOSS
find another way to make a living. FEARS YOU ARE
If your boss has a strong relationship MOVING UP ON
with the CEO and is trying to do you in, HIM, HE MAY WELL
chances are good that you are toast. But DECIDE TO
chances are also good that if your boss DIMINISH YOUR
had a strong relationship at the top of ROLE OR DO YOU
the house, he wouldn’t be trying to do IN. IN SUCH A
you in. He’s only trying to do you in CASE, YOU MUST
because he’s insecure. ACT QUICKLY.
That’s when you take your chance.
Before too much water goes under your
bow, go to somebody senior and say,“I really like working here, but I can’t
work with Joe anymore. He’s too difficult. He’s not letting me bring my
own ideas forward. I don’t want to
appear to be disloyal to him, but I want
to work someplace else.” PAY SHARP
Or if you sense that your boss is ATTENTION IN THE
really weak, you might even do what MEETINGS YOU
somebody I know once did. Go to the ATTEND. WATCH
CEO and say, “My boss is sitting in my THE BODY
chair.”And make your case for why Joe’s LANGUAGE
job should be yours. PARTICULARLY
Of course, to do this, you have to be CAREFULLY.
either very confident or so fed up that
anything is better than the status quo.
You’d better have an exit plan, too, either in the form of another job offer
or sufficient savings to get by.

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