Are you really a bad boss?

Are you really a bad boss?

I doubt it.  If you took 10 seconds to glance at this title, or clicked on it, or whoa, even rarer you're reading the entire post... well then I'm fairly certain you don't fit into the bad boss category.

Yes, I bet that you make some leadership mistakes. In fact, if you take my 8 Bad Boss Habits & How to Fix Them online course, you may even find that you commit all of these no-nos. 

And that may make you feel sad for a second.

But snap out of it!  

The reason the course exists is because most leaders have these habits and they are not even aware they have them. They aren't aware of how these habits are perceived or the impact they have.

So, I get that while the title is catchy, for some of you the words and the idea are really upsetting. I've gotten all kinds of reactions:

• "I'm not a bad boss. How dare you!"  
• "I don't think I'm a bad boss...wait, am I?"
• "Dang, I probably am a bad boss. I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't know how to change."

I'm willing to say that the only bad boss is the one who just does not care. The one who wouldn't blink twice at this post, who never looks to improve. The rest of us, we have a chance and we can choose to

become aware

learn

evolve

be better and lead better.