What to do if your boss is bullying or incompetent
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What to do if your boss is bullying or incompetent

Daniel Allen Health journalist

There are steps you can take to initiate constructive conversations and seek support about poor leadership, including with your union or a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian

What makes a bad boss? Bullying behaviour, certainly, but also a tendency to avoid conflict or a failure to address issues that matter to staff.

Nursing Standard. 39, 6, 59-60. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.6.59.s18

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