People join companies, but quit managers. Of course, there is a lot of truth in this statement and I *fondly* recall how one of my managers would just take credit of my work and create a political drama to ensure he hides his weaknesses.
I am sure we all have been through this, worked for a**holes (or still working for one).
But here is the thing → not all a**holes (managers) are bad. Some actually push you to hit your peak performance. They actually elevate your thinking and execution skills and accept no mediocrity.
But how does one understand whether your current a**hole manager is a good a**hole or a real bad one?
Nobody does a better job than Tony Fadell in putting up a framework around this. Tony Fadell is considered as 'the father of the iPod and iPhone' and the creator of Nest thermostat and has worked for probably the biggest a**hole in the tech industry, Steve Jobs (yes, we will come to this towards the end of this post).
Today, I am sharing an idea from Tony’s book BUILD. This idea is particularly important to get a perspective, an evaluation framework on what kind of a**hole boss you should actually want to work with (even though you really hate the person).
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