Managing the Boss

Abstract

Understanding how to manage the boss requires an awareness of the different types of bosses, their personality and their management styles. Describes six different types of manager: the bureaucrat, the autocrat, the wheeler‐dealer, the laissez‐faire manager, the reluctant manager, and the open manager. Suggestions are given, using behaviour modification as a framework, as to how each of these can best be influenced by a subordinate.

Citation

Cooper, C.L., Makin, P. and Cox, C. (1993), "Managing the Boss", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 14 No. 5, pp. 28-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739310042024