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Volume 11, Issue 2
1 March 1999
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Research Article| March 01 1999

Is your boss bypassing you?

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Jay T. Knippen
Jay T. Knippen is with the Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of South Florida, USA
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Thad B. Green
Thad B. Green is a Business Author and Consultant
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Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7859
Print ISSN: 1366-5626
© MCB UP Limited
1999
Journal of Workplace Learning (1999) 11 (2): 68–72.
https://doi.org/10.1108/13665629910260770

Discusses the frustrating situation of the boss telling your employees what to do without informing you. Suggests various strategies to deal with this: being prepared to ask; presenting your case; requesting that no more bypassing occurs; giving positive reinforcement; and follow‐ups.

Keywords: Communications, Employee relations, Management
© MCB UP Limited
1999
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