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Your boss seems to be
spending a lot of time sitting alone in his/her office.
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People no longer copy
your boss on important emails.
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Human Resources has
started asking questions about your boss’ management style.
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Your boss’s manager
is interviewing job applicants, even though there are no vacancies.
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Your hear through the
grapevine that top managers are not happy with your boss.
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Your boss asks what
rumors you’ve been hearing about him/her.
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Decisions that your
boss makes are overturned or questioned by upper management.
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Your boss seems to
have a lot more time to come by your office and chat.
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You get important
information before your boss does.
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Your boss no longer
goes to lunch with other managers.
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Most of your boss’s
conversation is about past accomplishments, not future projects.
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An executive coach is
hired to help your boss.
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Your boss is not
included in critical decisions and important meetings.
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Your boss’s boss
comes directly to you for information.
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Important projects or
assignments are given to another department.
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Other managers seem
to be avoiding your boss.
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A reorganization has
left your boss with less power, fewer responsibilities, or a lower
title.
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Your boss’s secretary
or assistant seems depressed and anxious.
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You find an ad for a
job that sounds suspiciously like your boss’s position.
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Your boss complains a
lot about his/her boss.
