Description
Must read exposé of the 13 types of bad bosses to help you become a better leader
In The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn From Bad Bosses, Mita Mallick shares how bad bosses aren't born. Bad bosses are made. They are a product of their circumstances. She shares hilarious and heartbreaking stories of the 13 bad bosses she once endured and survived, even including when she was a bad boss in her career. She challenges us both current and aspiring leaders to avoid the pitfalls of bad boss behavior.
With powerful storytelling and practical advice, she covers bad behaviors like:
- Never having time for our teams (except at midnight)
- Micromanaging and re-doing all of the team’s work
- Being completely disengaged, and disinterested in leading
- Ruling with fear in hopes of driving business results
- Loving the spotlight and taking credit for all of the work and much, much more
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Boss Who Never Had Any Time for Me . . . Except at Midnight 11
Chapter 2 The Boss Who Didn’t Want to Call Me by My Name . . . So He Renamed Me Mohammed 25
Chapter 3 The Boss Who Fell Asleep in Almost Every Meeting 41
Chapter 4 The Boss Who Hovered Like a Helicopter and Enjoyed Redoing All of Our Work 57
Chapter 5 The Boss Who Cried Wolf, Because Everything Was Urgent 73
Chapter 6 The Boss Who Ruled with Fear, Perched on Her Throne, Clutching Tightly to Her Crown 89
Chapter 7 The Boss Who Punished Me for Being Pregnant 105
Chapter 8 The Boss Who Was Incredibly Kind and Completely Incompetent at His Job 121
Chapter 9 The Boss Who Was Filled with Toxic Positivity 135
Chapter 10 The Boss Who Loved Gossiping . . . About Everyone 149
Chapter 11 The Boss Who Loved the Spotlight and Took Credit for All of the Work 163
Chapter 12 The Boss Who Questioned My Loyalty and Called Me a Rat 177
Chapter 13 The Boss Who Was Grieving and Couldn’t Show Up for Her Team 191
Conclusion 205
Notes 207
Acknowledgments 217
About the Author 219
Index 221
