Trade Your “Bad Boss-Poor Me” Pity Party in for a “Can-Do” Positive Attitude!

Your Bad Boss is a double-triple-bummer, and you loathe every waking moment you are forced to spend in his or her presence.

However, whining and moaning about it aren’t going to get you out of your unfortunate situation.

Take a tip from John Baldoni, executive coach, leadership educator and author, as he writes in CBS’s Moneywatch:

“When faced with adversity, acknowledge the challenge. Skip the "pity party" act and focus on what you are doing to resolve the situation. . .

“CEOs that suck it up are leaders who people want to follow. Leaders who wallow in their misery are the ones people are best avoiding.”

You need to shine in your Boss’s Boss’s eyes, or in some other department’s higher-up esteem to get out from under your Bad Boss. At the very least you need co-workers who will help and support you in your goals.

Dump the “poor me” refrain, and attract the kind of attention you need with a “can-do” positive attitude.

Develop Resilience to Overcome the Career-Deadening Impact of Your Bad Boss!

Overlooked and knocked down by your Bad Boss? Develop what John Baldoni calls a key trait for success: resilience.

Baldoni talks about the outstanding trait so many executives he’s worked with, who excel and reach the top of their profession have, is their “…bedrock belief in themselves. They have been overlooked as well as knocked down but they get up again and as a result, they develop a strong sense of self-confidence that is rooted in a key trait for success: resilience.”

He goes on to say, “For example, a resilient person will respond to a defeat by saying, ‘Others may not believe in me, but I believe in myself and let me show you want I can do.’ A non-resilient individual just gives up.”

Don’t be a giver-upper just because you’re under the heel of a Bad Boss! On the contrary, develop your self-confidence, and plow forward with the best of who you are.

It’s how you’ll get past, over or through your Bad Boss.