Stanford Professor Bob Sutton discusses the “toxic tandem,” which he defines as when bosses do not pay attention to their employees, while still being closely watched by those same employees. This asymmetry of attention can be devastating, and in this clip, Sutton shares an anecdote of one company team who anticipated layoffs just by reading their boss’ unconscious behavior.

Video clips from: What Great Leaders Do [Entire Talk]

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Fighting a Bad Boss

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A Good Boss or a Bad Boss?

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Pruning the Rotten Apples

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Accept Defeat and Commit

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Listening for the Truth

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Hallmarks of Great Bosses

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Power Poisoning

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The Toxic Tandem

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Listen to Those You Lead

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