No-decision managers realise early in their careers that they need to put into place a strategy for survival over the long term. They need to hide their weakness: not making decisions, from management, distract management’s attention away from it and monitor information about what is being said about them. The best way to hide their […]

Now that you have overcome frustration working with your no-decision boss and make their decisions, you should review your circumstances within the company and understand the limits. No feedback Subordinates remain isolated working for a no-decision manager. These managers give no praise, no compliments, no thanks, no recognition, no encouragement, no criticism, no blame, not […]

Now that you have decided to work with your toxic boss: a no-decision manager, you should consider what you can learn from them. Learning anything from a toxic boss is a paradox in itself. Normally one would never even think that they could contribute anything to a subordinate or anyone else for that matter. But no-decision […]

Now that you are making decisions in place of your no-decision boss and are protecting yourself, you need to decide whether to help them get their decisions made, and if so how far you are willing to go. For and against Helping means you are keeping a toxic manager in place in your organisation, you […]

I have already warned you that making decisions in place of your no-decision boss is dangerous and against the company’s procedures. You are on your own so you need to protect yourself against a wrong decision or at least a decision that your boss’s boss does not agree with. No-decision bosses will not protect you. […]