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Managing a Boss Who Overreacts to Small Mistakes
When every tiny slip becomes a crisis meeting, you stop flagging issues early — and that makes things worse. In episode 173 of The Difficult Boss Podcast, Lucas and Luna talk about how to work with a boss who overreacts to small mistakes. They break down the psychology of the overreactor, why the common advice to 'just be transparent' backfires, and a three-step framework for delivering bad news that keeps the focus on fixing the problem rather than assigning blame. You'll hear a concrete example from a call-center QA environment and a doctor's office, plus the right way…
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