PUPP FVIII II IFIIIG The climber Characteristics: Plumage: Archetype: Quote: Pros: Cons: Warning: Care and feeding: Desperately wants to get to the top. Armani Collezioni wool suit Nicolo Machiavelli "Let's un that up the flagpole and se who salutes.” May create an opening for you if and when he’s promoted. You're nething but a rung on his ladder tosuccess, Will damp you like a month-old ‘mackerel if you make him look bad. Make sure the boss knows you understand that your job isto make him look good. Watch his back and feed him tidbits from the corporate srapevine.TRFVTFIFI FIV ITI Characteristics: Thinks of the corporate environment The Social Director Plumage: Archetype: Quote Pros: Cons: Warning: Care and feeding: as a "community of stakeholders.” Often seen at non-profite and healtheare preniders. ‘Tie or scarf with a bright, lowered print Hillary Clinton, "There's eake in the bresk roors.” Pleasant and friendly. Avoids decisions that might ruffle feathers, May become eranky under pressure. Build consensus. Line up everyone on the team behind your agenda before bringing it to the boss, Mast importantly: be the person who Drought the cake,TRFVTFIFI FIV ITI Our Hero Archetype: Quote: Pros: Cons: Warning: Care and Characteristics: Competent end knowledgeable yet easy to work with. Usually a variation of the “casual Friday" look. ‘Tom Hanks (in any role other than Forrest Gump) “Tell me what you're thinki let's come up with a solution and Actually thinks that managers are supposed to make their employees sucessful, Will probably get promoted and replaced. Working for bad managers in the future will be even more painful, Enjoy it while it laste and do your best work. Hyoa make yourself indispensable, she might bring yout along when she landsher next job or ppromation,Fa a a a The Hatchet Maw Characteristics: Hired to downsize your organization. Plumage: Rolex Daytona ‘Chainsaw Al" Dunlap, former CEO of Sunbeam Archetype: Quote: "There isabsolutely no truth tothat layoff rumor.” Pros: None. Cons: Generally effective at what he's been hired todo, Warning: You're imhis crasshairs. Care and Update your resume. Unless you work feeding: in human resources (which tendsto row during layoffs), chances are you're on the way outDOTS PIVOTS The Propeller-head Characteristics: Plumage: ‘Archetype: Quote: Pros: Cons: Warning: Care and feeding: BOSSES Sov00D Used to be a top-performing engineer. Casio CMD-j0ZTER database caleulstor wateh Bill Gates "Dielectric interference willoverload 45nm..even with reticular imeging!” Prefers to communicate entirely through e-mail Considers al non-engineers tobe complete idiots. Mey oa win ea pa Shs Teak spivelee ining Soe conversations ‘Become an expert, preferably in some obscure and highly complicated est Ha ail ical ta the group's succes.ee a a a a Characteristics: Plumage: Archetype: Quote: Pi cons: Warning: Care and feeding: Got over premoted and nov has no idea what todo. Dresses exactly like the employees being managed. Michael Scott (the boss on “The onic") "I don't Imow. What do you think?" Will probably be demoted soon. ‘May remain in place if you help out toomuch, {sin denial of own ineffectiveness. Doyour own work. move your projects forward, get lip-service approval. Sooner or lter hell go away.TRIFVFIFI FIV IF IIVIS cons: Warning: Care and feeding: Characteristics: Creates a reality distortion field that makes people believe the improbable Commonly found in high-tech and biotech habitats Nike Air Jordan 7 Retro running shoes Steve Jobs seriously, this technology is going to change the world” Can be highly inspirational, especially if you've got founder's stock Yels at people who don't share his dream 24/7. You will nt have a lif Drinkthe Kool-Aid. Onee you decide that the career points are worth the long hours, taraw yourself intothe work as if your job is the only thing that matters.FRFIVF IIT ITTF TIT The Bureaucrat Characteristics: Believes the world would fall apart Plumage: Archetype: Quote: Pros: Cons: Warning: Care and feeding: without rules and regulations, Found at government agencies, defence contractors, Fortune 100 companies. White dress shirt, dark tie Diets PHB (Pointy-Haired Boss) ‘Fit ain't broke, dont fx it" Highly predictable and thus easy to ‘manipulate, Rendered tetally ineffective by any ‘major change in the business environment. Can grind your ereativity todead pulp. Learn to lave red tape. Keep all, activities within the context of what's been done in the past—whether it worked or not. Document everything nd share that docamentation with everyone.TUIFVTFIIIFIIG The Foqey Charactariatics: Plumage: Archetype: Quote: Pros: Cons: Warning: Care and feeding: BOSSES vues een around since the days when secretaries had typewriters Sports jacket with giant 1980s lapels Peterman (Elaine's basson ‘Seintela") "L've gota lot of experience stored in. my memory banks.” Easy going, especially if close to retirement, Has hundreds of aneddotes, You will be hored out of your mind. Cultivate patience. Smile and nod as, if you're listening: use the extra time to daydream, plan your day, or fantasize about coworkers,TUIFVFIFIFI VIFF IIIS The Dictator Plumage: archetype: Quote: Pros: cons: Warning: Care and feeding: BOSSES Characteristics: Thinks that ‘empowerment’ means empowering management to give orders Miltary haireut Dick Cheney ot Darth Vader "Because I'm the boas thats why Has no problems making decisions. Often makes the wrong decisicns. Will chew you out ikea dil sergeant Shut up and goback to work. Met you krow when I want to hear your opinicn.