Having a difficult boss can make even the best job feel like a daily obstacle course. Whether it's micromanagement, mood swings, or impossible expectations, a bad boss can drain your motivation faster ...

What are your assumptions about difficult people at work? Considering their possible motivations can change your perspective.

Do you work for a “difficult” manager? Maybe they change priorities every other day, need to approve every comma in your emails, or give feedback so vague it might as well be written in hieroglyphics.

Consider the path to management or leadership in most organizations: Be technically good at something, work hard and excel in that competency, and then – as a reward – be promoted into managing other ...