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How to Manage a Boss Who Never Gives Feedback
Episode 34 of The Difficult Boss Podcast tackles the silent treatment from above. Lucas and Luna explore what to do when your supervisor offers zero feedback—no praise, no criticism, just radio silence. Using a concrete case from a mid-sized tech firm's product team, they break down the psychological toll of the feedback vacuum and a four-step strategy to extract usable input without annoying your boss. Lucas shares a specific framing technique called the 'decision-forcing question' and explains why silence often signals anxiety, not neglect. Luna challenges the conventional…
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