How to deal with a bad boss

Have you had to endure a bad boss?

What makes them so difficult, how can you spot them a mile off, and how can you avoid hiring them in the first place?

New research argues that it's far more important to avoid bad leaders than try and find the best ones. The damage they do can be terrible and they tend to encourage bad leadership traits in others as well.

Lisa sits down in the boardroom with two experts in toxic leadership to work out how to avoid horrible bosses and what to you can do if you're stuck with one.

Guests:

• Dr Jay Van Bavel, Professor of Psychology & Neural Science at New York University, Professor at the Norwegian School of Economics and Director of the Center for Conflict & Cooperation.
• Dr Bob Sutton, Organisational psychologist, Emeritus Professor at Stanford University and Author of many books including The No Asshole Rule which is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary

Links:

• The study that Jay co-authored can be read here
• Lisa's interview with Dacher Keltner about power can be heard here

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