What I Learned From Having a Great Boss
It's actually pretty rare that television portrays good bosses.
Over-the-top incompetents like Michael Scott on The Office or tyrants like The Simpsons' Mr. Burns simply make for better TV. In real life, however, truly good bosses are actually equally rare. It's not that there are not lots of well-meaning people in charge and lots of decent bosses; it's just that that the path to becoming boss often does not prepare someone for the job.
Many offices promote via seniority, and while experience matters, it's not a good predictor of who will be good at being in charge. In addition, many companies don't place a lot of value on managing others as a skill, so the person getting the top job may be great at something else (usually sales) but not so good at managing people.
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