In this 4-Part series on toxic bosses I have attempted to shed both a needed and unique light on a challenge many of us face but few actually talk about beyond quiet grumblings.

For some, the present day job market and the resulting lack of alternate prospect seem to force us to tolerate the at times […]

Back in 2010, AOL listed what they called the 20 worst bosses on television.

No surprise that Cosmo Spacely from the Jestsons, whom I referred to in Part 1 of this series, made that list for “constantly threatening to fire George Jetson for poor performance, and always yelling.”

While the list itself presents many memorable names […]

In part 1 of this series I shared just a couple of examples of what it is like to work for what we referred to as a toxic boss.

There is of course a price you will likely have to pay for having to deal with a bully and/or narcissistic leader.  The focus of this post […]

I can remember watching classic cartoons such as The Jetsons with my son and was struck by the way in which George Jetson’s boss Mr. Spacely was portrayed as having a mercurial temperament where at the drop of a hat he would go from firing his bewildered employee, to promoting him to Vice President then, […]

As Roz takes to the air yet again, this time to address a group of professionals in Brazil, we asked her what her thoughts were on the subject of assertiveness, especially in our leaders.  The following are thoughts that she jotted down – virtually speaking, while she sat on the plane on the tarmac waiting […]