The unseen costs of working for an autocratic boss

EXCEPT for two out of seven, I was lucky to have worked for corporate bosses who allowed me to shine in my own way. Of course, I committed some mistakes and learned almost all those valuable lessons in management. I was empowered under reasonable limits but gained tremendous amount of confidence in the process. Every step of the way, I came stronger than before.

This lesson came to me again when Teddy (not his real name) told me of his sad experience with his last employer. Before that, he resigned from his job as operations director of a small factory after receiving several death threats that were suspected to have come from a militant union during a collective bargaining negotiation.