Have you ever had a boss who believed that recognition and praise was unnecessary? If you have a Don Draper in your life, you'll enjoy Todd and Jeff's discussion about the "what we pay you for" boss.

Conflict is natural and normal for any group. A conflict avoiding boss creates two problems: festering cultural toxicity and a lack of tough performance conversations. Join Todd and Jeff as they discuss how to survive with a boss that can't or won't embrace conflict.

Volatile, scattered, erratic, unpredictable. If these are words you'd use to describe your boss, then listen in as Jeff and Todd chat about how to survive under an unstable boss...

There's nothing wrong with a quiet, thoughtful boss, but what about when they're so painfully introverted that they avoid interaction and communication like the plague... Join Jeff and Todd as they discuss what to do if your boss looks more at his/her shoes than they do at you.

Feedback is the lifeblood of performance. Without feedback, we wonder how we're seen by our boss and whether we're even valued. Listen in as Jeff and Todd explore how to survive and even thrive under a boss that is stingy with feedback.

Micromanagement is one of the most common complaints we hear from employees. Join Todd and Jeff as they discuss "control freak" bosses and how to cope with this difficult and frustrating situation.

Moving targets, shifting goals, conflicting messages... These can quickly drive us crazy. Few things produce more anxiety than not knowing what's expected of us. Join Jeff and Todd as they address what to do when your boss is unclear about priorities.

Do you have a boss that disappears and leaves you to figure things out on your own? Join Jeff and Todd as they discuss the boss's sin of omitting availability, presence, and assistance.

In this episode, Todd and Jeff talk about the difference between the obvious boss sins of commission and the even more insidious boss sins of omission. Listen in as they share the twelve sins of omission to be discussed in Season Two.

Jeff and Todd provide a two-minute sneak peek under the covers of Season Two of Braving Bad Bosses...