Passive-aggressive, openly violent, subtly manipulative… If the profiles of bad bosses are multiple, there are a few universal keys to freeing yourself from their influence. Advice from Adeline Pérez, author of a healthy and humorous survival guide.
“With 16 chefs in 14 years of career, I have had time to measure the impact of a bad manager!” smiles Adeline Pérez. “Some almost destroyed me, others allowed me to flourish in ways I could not have imagined.” This summarizes the extent of the power of a hierarchical superior, from one extreme to the other. If he can be a mentor who helps you progress and offers the necessary space to grow, a manager can also, on the contrary, stifle initiatives, lack tact in his communication, gradually undermine self-confidence…
Adeline Pérez, long-time employee in luxury and then sports marketing, became content creator and author of Toxic managers: instructions for use (1), knows something about it. Self-proclaimed holder of an “MBA in toxic management, specialization “victim of service””, she has been entitled, over the course of her career, to her share of little murderous phrases. ““I’m disappointed in you”, “the level isn’t there”, “you really need…
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