Leadership Communication | Storytelling
How to Avoid Being the Snooze-Inducing Boss
Avoid being a yawn-worthy leader and save yourself from a career nosedive. Ditch the dullness; embrace the extraordinary. Lead with stories, not snores.
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I’d say I’m normal when I say I don’t like meetings.
If you do, then you’re well, crazy.
One thing worse than meeting lovers is boring leaders.
You know the ones. Think back to when you’re in a meeting, the room is warm, the clock ticks monotonously, and your boss drones on in a tone so dry, that it rivals the Sahara.
I remember one such meeting where the lead, let’s call him “Bob,” had the charisma of a doorknob.
As Bob’s monotone lecture about quarterly financial forecasts lumbered on, I watched in a mixture of horror and amusement as one colleague, who shall remain nameless, slowly leaned back, his eyes drooping like melting ice cream under the summer sun.
The inevitable happened — a soft snore broke the silence, and we all knew: Bob had struck again.
