5 Ways to Deal With an Incompetent Boss | CAREEREALISM

5 Ways to Deal With an Incompetent Boss | CAREEREALISM

September 24, 2012 · By Dorothy Tannahill-Moran

Image Credit: Shutterstock

To make sure we’re on the same page about dealing with an incompetent boss and not just a way to be nasty about your bad boss, let’s get on the same page. An incompetent person is someone who is functionally inadequate or insufficient in knowledge, skills, judgment, or strength.

If this is what you’re talking about then you’re right, they are incompetent. It happens. In other words, the boss doesn’t know squat about being a manager and probably knows little to nothing about the area of work you do.

While it can be frustrating to have an incompetent boss, an incompetent boss can seriously damage or derail your career. If they do have a serious lack of knowledge, we know that they can do nothing to grow you as an employee which means any growth will be yours to make happen. Let’s look at the potential damage they can inflict and what you can do to minimize or avoid.

Career Impact: [read more...]

Related articles

• 7 Reasons You Aren't Getting Promoted
• 3 Reasons Networking is a Job Search Priority | CAREEREALISM
• Bosses Tell Us: 11 Things That Will Get You Promoted
• 5 Simple Ways to Get Motivated at Work
• 6 Habits of Extraordinary Bosses
• Are Incompetent and Nice Bosses Even Worse The Competent Assholes? An Excerpt from My New Chapter
• Coping with Career Regret [Jobs]
• How to Go Over Your Boss's Head to Get a Raise
• How to Talk to Your Narcissistic Boss
• You Want Advice, Yeah But...

Ten Surefire Ways to Get Promoted

Ten Surefire Ways to Get Promoted

• By

  Dennis McCafferty

  | Posted 2012-08-16

1. Get a Mentor Four of every five promotions involve an employee who is being mentored by a superior.

Do you feel like you've hit the proverbial glass ceiling, promotion-wise? The reality is that advancing in an organization involves far more than just being extremely competent at your job. Politics will play a role, of course, but you'll gain an even more advantageous position by finding ways to make yourself more well-rounded and valuable to your entire company—as opposed to just being the resident tech whiz. Creating this edge inevitably involves taking part in interdepartmental meetings and projects and attending industry events. It requires you to seek out internal influencers and make a valid case that you are capable of taking on other tasks and responsibilities. And it also may require you to ditch your jeans-and-sneakers wardrobe for clothing that’s more appropriate for business. For the following tips, we turned to professional resources such as Quintcareers.com and Your-career-change.com

Leadership and Career Development for the New Information Professional by Lisa Chow and Sandra Sajonas

Leadership and Career Development for the New Information Professional

View more PowerPoint from Lisa Chow

Related articles

• Workplace Learning (skillsservices.wordpress.com)
• Fonts on Slideshare - what's going on? (salesiana22012.wordpress.com)