Noticed · Day 6 / 7
Not every boss needs the same handling.
Read the boss you've got, then match the move.
Dana
Direct message
Dana 9:02 AM
Can you send me the latest Atlas numbers?
Dana 9:14 AM
Did you check the footer alignment on the dashboard?
Dana 9:31 AM
Let's hop on a call and go through it line by line.
Since the board asked hard questions, Dana's in every detail, redoing your slides, Slacking constantly.
She wasn't like this before. Push back and you look defensive. Comply fully and you'll never get your time back.
Dana's suddenly micromanaging every detail. How do you respond?
Your turn
Go deeper
Micromanagement, absence, and deflection are usually symptoms, not personalities. Treat the underlying need, safety, direction, or a decision to react to, rather than the behaviour.
Bruce Tulgan, “It's Okay to Manage Your Boss”.
Next up. Day 7: putting it together, and the one idea that outlasts the course.