Get Hired with Andrew Seaman

How to Spot a Bad Boss and Avoid Becoming One Yourself

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In this episode of Get Hired, LinkedIn Editor Andrew Seaman talks with best-selling author, Mita Mallick, about her new book, The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn from Bad Bosses. In their conversation, Andrew and Mita talk about how to spot a bad boss in an interview process, what to do if you have a bad boss, and how to avoid becoming one yourself. We’ve all had bad bosses, and many of us have been bad bosses. But it’s what we learn from the experience that matters. 

Key Topics:

  • Why many managers are not taught to manage
  • Tips for how to spot a bad boss in an interview
  • How bad bosses impact their employees
  • Dealing with talent-hoarding managers
  • 3 moments where you might become a bad boss & how to avoid it
  • "Paying your dues" and not passing down "toxic traditions"

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