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How to Handle a Boss Who Undermines You in Meetings
Episode 82 of The Difficult Boss Podcast tackles a specific workplace nightmare: the boss who publicly undermines you during meetings. Lucas and Luna dissect the psychological mechanics behind this behavior — from the 'correction trap' to the 'pivot-and-credit' move — and offer three concrete counter-tactics drawn from real cases. They discuss a 2025 study from MIT Sloan on how perceived competence drops 40% when subordinates are corrected in front of peers, and walk through a practical script for reclaiming authority without escalating conflict. The episode closes with a…
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