434: When Your Boss Has Checked Out, with Bonni Stachowiak

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed

Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She joins me monthly to respond to listener questions.

Listener Questions

• Jules asks about how transparent she should be with her boss on her long-term career aspirations.
• Megan is wondering what she can do when reporting to a leader who seems to have checked out.
• Mason facilitated a strategy meeting with his team is asks for our advice on how he might improve.
• Julie’s organization is changing and she is seeking input on the best path forward to determine if her current team can go the distance.

Resources Mentioned

• 11 Ways to Facilitate Great Conversations
• How to Better Control Your Time by Designing Your Ideal Week by Michael Hyatt
• Audio Course: How to Create Your Personal Vision
• Drive* by Daniel Pink
• The Empowered Manager* by Peter Block
• Analyzing Performance Problems* by Robert F. Mager and Peter Pipe
• Gallup’s StrengthsFinder instrument

Related Episodes

• How Teams Use StrengthsFinder Results, with Lisa Cummings (episode 293)
• How to Deal with Opponents and Adversaries, with Peter Block (episode 328)
• How to Lead an Offsite, with Tom Henschel (episode 377)
• Align Your Calendar to What Matters, with Nir Eyal (episode 431)

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