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Fed Up!
Fed Up!What can I do about working in a place with a poor IT manager/supervisor? By “working” I mean I do it all...ALL.And by “poor” I mean, incompetent.And by “incompetent” I mean, no knowledge of IT, no knowledge of management, and no desire to gain any, plus actually turning...
Tags: financial, Martin-, career, boss, sinking ship, bad boss, Federal Reserve Board, Fed Up!, Managment
Discussion threads 2006-07-13
Article - Bad Boss Contest
Hey all, just had to share. I found this news story on Yahoo that I thought you might be interested in. Check it out at http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060619/us_nm/ba_life_bosses_dcBasically the labor department wants employees to go to a website and talk about their bad bosses. They are saying it is a contest with...
Tags: Web site development, Web technology
Discussion threads 2006-06-20
Is your boss a dictator?
In many discussion postings on the TechRepublic site and in e-mail messages I've received from members, I've heard a lot about bad bosses. One type of boss that I hear a lot about is the dictator. This is the boss who rules by fear and intimidation and is prone to...
Tags: bad boss, dictator
Blog posts 2006-06-07

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Is your boss crazy?
I've heard bad boss stories from TechRepublic members that made my hair stand on end. I recognize that I'm only hearing one side of the tale. Still, the behavior described has been pretty eye-opening. So I thought it would be fun to really stop and consider these...
Tags: Boss, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-04-21
Same Job, New Boss
One's job and title haven't changed - but the boss has. In fact, he or she is literally a whole new person. Dealing with a new boss, especially when the relationship with the old boss was good, can be stressful. But a new boss can be good news. New management...
Tags: Job, Boss, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2007-12-01
Know your workplace obligations
Clean and sharpShould be the Lemma of any industry, on any manager desk, on any Service position.NHMBefore any of these, trust...because the boss may have bosses, and the subordinate may be a boss. When the boss's boss says "Do this, but y
Tags: it management, herrmanso@..., subordinate, supervisor, workplace
Discussion threads 2006-11-28
10 ways to train your boss to give you the support you need
Got a lousy boss? Never gives you guidance or the praise you so richly deserve? Never takes you to lunch? Worse, do you sometimes get the impression that your boss doesn't even remember you exist? If you think there's nothing you can do about it, think again. Instead of wasting...
Tags: Strategy, Management
Download resources 2006-06-29
Boss who is really, really naive
Boss who is really, really naiveHELP!! My boss is 24 years old, and very, very inexperienced in the management field I work in telecom. She's asking me to do some things which I disagree with concerning the databases for which I am administrator
Tags: database, chrisbat, office politics, permissions, boss, frustration, off-topic, chrispy1
Discussion threads 2005-10-03
Is your boss a dictator?
TV and movies are filled with stereotypes of the dictatorial boss. But this is because there are so many of them. Is your boss a dictator? If so, how did he or she get that way? by Toni Bowers
Tags: dictator, boss, prison, construction, e-mail, workforce management, leadership, online communications, human resources, management, toni bowers
Blog posts 2008-08-11
Worst Boss Ever
IT"S LIKE A BAD DREAMMaybe there's a different approach other than these performance meetings.
Tags: BALTHOR
Discussion threads 2007-02-08
What do you do when your boss play cold wars?
Boss, Best Friend and the Office I'm stuck in a new position that I recently took. My new boss has a best friend that she has promoted to a Tech Manager, this manager has no IT background other than the knowledge to tinker and postphone problems. When I reported to...
Tags: isiolo_00@..., cold calling
Discussion threads 2007-05-01
Should you try to rehabilitate your boss?
I've had a ton of managers over the past 20 years in thetech publishing biz. Like, lemme see: 22of 'em, give or take. It's just that kind of industry, restless and volatileand lousy with reorgs. I was even a manager myself for a brief, soul-sucking,wholly unrewarding year or so....
Tags: Jody Gilbert
Blog posts 2006-07-05
Video: The (animated) origin of Boba Fett
The Priginal Boss ButtonRemember when gaming and job-seeking comptuer applications has a Boss Button, so that if you saw your boss coming, you could hit the button, and some innocent looking spreadsheet would appear on your screen. I wonder
Tags: Boss Button, career, feedback, geekend, rebeccaaward@..., Tetris, video
Discussion threads 2006-11-23
Boss Button (msi)
Do not get caught short again. Boss Button will hide all windows on your desktop in an instant and then allow you to un-hide them when the coast is clear. Keep your personal stuff to yourself and away from the eyes or your boss, wife or children.
Tags: Boss, Skillcomputers, Construction, Desktops, Hardware
Software downloads 2008-03-10
10 ways to work better with your boss
Bosses: You can't live with them, and you can't live without them. Like it or not, most of us must deal with a boss, and the way we do so affects not just our career advancement and our salary, but also our mental well-being. Here are some tips on how...
Tags: Boss, Professional Development, Benefits, Career, Human Resources
Download resources 2007-12-18
T-Boss Catalog Agent (exe)
With the use of our T-Boss Catalog Agent you will be able to download catalogs into your T-Boss software with ease. Our Catalog agent interfaces with all T-Boss software versions 2.X and up. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Software, Agent, T-Boss Catalogs, Real Estate, Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Management
Software downloads 2008-02-20
BlazingTools Boss Invisible (exe)
If you have ever had someone walk into the room unexpectedly while you are playing a game on your computer, or looking at erotic pictures, or you have something on your computer screen that you don't want seen then Boss Invisible is for you. With Boss Invisible, you can control...
Tags: Computer, Productivity, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals
Software downloads 2007-02-20
What Makes a Good Password & How to Select One
This paper tells you what makes a good password and how to select one. The first thing to understand, is what makes a bad password. The worst passwords are: password, 111111, fred, master, boss and whatever is the name of your organization/department/unit. Why are they bad? Because they...
Tags: Password, ArticSoft Ltd.
White papers
WinExtra Boss Professional (zip)
WinExtra Boss Professional will provide you with some of the handiest utilities for you to use on a daily basis. WinExtra Boss Professional is literally jam packed with all kinds of tools, and tweaks, for just about every area of working with computers and data.Version 1.1.0.104 may include unspecified updates,...
Tags: WinExtra Boss Professional, Productivity
Software downloads 2005-12-23
Three bosses you don't want to have
There are actually more than three kinds of bosses you don't want to have, of course. But in this blog I leave out some of the obvious ones, like crazy bosses, bosses who throw things, and bosses who dress in Italian renaissance clothing and make you call him Machiavelli. ...
Tags: Team, Boss, Team Management, Management, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-03-24
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