<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Are You Now, Or Have You Ever Been. .&nbsp;.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Are you, or have you ever been, a bad boss?  Many of us have been, at one time or another, especially when first starting out.  But here&#8217;s the good news: It doesn&#8217;t have to be that way.  You can change.</p>
<p>There is a lot of literature about being a good boss, a good manager, a good leader.  But here&#8217;s a brief, interesting, to-the-point take on it:  <a title="Bad Boss" href="http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2012/10/09/confessions-bad-boss-5-ways-become-better/?goback=.gde_4451023_member_173604586" target="_blank">Confessions of a Bad Boss, and 5 Ways to Become Better</a>.  Post your thoughts, comments, and additions on the post in the Comments below.</p>
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