In other words, a bad boss can make your life unpleasant, but a bully can be downright dangerous.
When it is time to make a change, firms should reluctantly accept that they may have to pay a bad boss to leave.
First, it was hobbled by the departure of Steve Carell as Michael Scott, the bad boss whose Pinocchio-like transformation concluded when he found real love.
Missed sales goals, failed projects and details slipped through the cracks are often indicators of a very serious problem at the root: the bad boss.
Since then, says Joseph Grundfest, a law professor at Stanford University and former commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission, directors have realised that failure to sack a bad boss is bad for their own reputation.
"After I left my job with a bad boss, I took a personal development class, and it really helped improve my confidence and how I was presenting myself to others, " says Levit, who recommends Dale Carnegie leadership seminars.
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"Well, the first sign that my new state university academic adviser job was a bad move was the fact that my future boss arrived 35 minutes late for our interview, breezing in after taking two of my future co-workers to lunch, " recalls Carmin Wharton, founder and CEO of e-BlackWomenNetwork.com.
Nonetheless, he spent the majority of his career playing the bad guy, including roles as Dracula and mob boss Carl Grissom in Tim Burton's film adaptation of Batman.
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The Italian job blew away any lingering disgruntlement about the bad weather as thoughts turned to how to convince the boss on how to get Monday off work.
This can be married with information about the timing of trades: for example, a short sale before the public release of bad news, says Tony Turner, the company's boss.
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"He has missed training due to an ankle injury after quite a bad tackle for which the player was booked, " added the United boss.
Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has, in the past, dismissed the bad publicity surrounding the club as "a pile of nonsense", but Henry revealed he has had to reassess his game after beginning to doubt his abilities.
It was bad enough that Geithner knew about the bonuses and didn't tell his boss about it for two days.
Staying connected with customers, the press and Wall Street carries an implied threat with poor Salesforce performers: A bad run-in with a client might just end up in the big boss' in-box.
FSA's new boss, has also been scaring local banks, by threatening stricter inspections of bad loans and tougher criteria for capital.
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"We have a few injuries so it's been bad in that respect but we're in the final and we should be celebrating, " said United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
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