In this post, Buck told the story of his first encounter with a classic low self-esteemer… A Napoleonic Tyrant A classic case study of such a dangerous low self-esteemer was at my first job at a grocery store in a small town in western...

In his third post in the Managing the Meanies series, Buck introduced what I like to call “public displays of incompetence.”  The Morale Buster This kind of manager is always quick with a caustic remark. One of the managers I reported to would...

In his second post in the series, Buck delved into the psyche behind a lot of bad bosses… 12 bosses, less than 20% worth their salaries Over the course of a long career in the paper industry I have worked for twelve bosses and I figure now that less...

This is Thanksgiving week, and if I remember correctly, depending on where you work, this is the week where production and productivity begin it’s massive decline, culminating in a complete lack of doing any work at all Christmas week. That said, I...

My first job out of college I worked for a father and son, and son team. If I didn’t believe that every career challenge served to make you stronger, I would say that accepting that position was one of the biggest mistakes of my life.� The boss was...