One thing I've learned from years of coaching, teaching and writing about leadership is that if you want to get people engaged you address a point of pain. Judged by the reaction of my last column on poor management, the frustration and irritation (even anger) is real when it comes to dealing with a bad boss. Sadly, poor management is an epidemic, but that that is no panacea. The real question is what you do about.
Leadership is about doing what the organization needs doing and very often that requires people to stand up and take charge, or at least exert their authority in order to make a positive difference. The sad reality is that many bad bosses get promoted because they have friends in high places. This is especially true of bully bosses; they make the numbers and so when examined from on high, and without talking to the people whom the bosses bully, these nasty people get rewarded.
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