TruthWorks The 9 Signs Your Boss Is Destroying You (And How To Stop Them) - Eric Charran
Dec 16, 2025
In this insightful discussion, Eric Charran, a tech executive and author, dives into the dark corners of leadership with his expertise on dysfunctional workplace archetypes. He reveals the nine types of toxic bosses, like the 'Attack Sub' who sabotages from the shadows and the 'Firefighter' who thrives on crises. Eric shares practical strategies for managing up and transforming your relationship with your boss. He also highlights the importance of fostering a growth mindset to combat workplace dysfunction and offers valuable advice for employees and leaders alike.
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Leaders Repeat How They Were Led
- Leaders often lead the way they were led because organizations rarely teach management skills.
- Early-career people inherit toolboxes of behaviors from their managers instead of formal leadership training.
Path From Engineer To Leadership Author
- Eric Charran describes rising through Microsoft and moving to Capital One and Intuit while learning leadership firsthand.
- He wrote his book after VP colleagues recognized repeating dysfunctional manager behaviors and urged him to document them.
Middle Managers Lack Leadership Investment
- Mid-level managers get little formal training while senior leaders receive heavy investment.
- This creates systemic problems because middle managers adopt the wrong tools by default.