- Can you provide your own gratification? Narcissists are good at taking the glory—not giving it—so stop expecting your manager to compliment or reward your efforts. This doesn’t mean you should do any less to look out for the boss, but you should learn to get your strokes from other places.
- Do you avoid flattery? People often deal with self-serving bosses by stroking their egos and agreeing unquestioningly with everything they say and do. But many egomaniacs can spot a person sucking up to them a mile away. Your boss probably will respect you more if you avoid flattery and cultivate a reputation as a straight shooter.
- Can you learn to live with the fact that the boss will take credit for your ideas? Unfortunately, sharing credit doesn’t come naturally to self-centered people. (A boss of mine once took full credit for a magazine article I wrote, so I speak from experience.) What seems so normal to most of us—sharing credit—isn’t part of the game plan for most narcissists. This is one thing you will just have to learn to live with.
- Can you show your manager why your views are important? A boss with a big ego usually has one way to do your job: his way. To get your way considered, describe it in terms of its benefits to him.
- Are you good with time management? With a narcissistic boss, your plate probably fills up faster than the plate of a starving person at a buffet. So take a time-management course and get organized, or be prepared to eat, sleep and breathe your job.
- Is your resume ready? There are plenty of sane bosses out there. Network like crazy and eventually you will find one who has enough self-confidence that he or she doesn’t need to trample on yours.
Author: Bob Rosner
Source: “How to Handle a Self-Absorbed Boss”
Original Publication: CareerJournal.com
Subject: On the Job Career Advice
Source: “How to Handle a Self-Absorbed Boss”
Original Publication: CareerJournal.com
Subject: On the Job Career Advice
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