When given a task by a boss, cast a net to colleagues for a broader perspective, suggests Ann D. Clark, Ph.D. and Patt Perkins in Surviving Your Boss: How to Cope with Office Politics and Get on with Your Job (Kensington Publishing). There are traps to avoid, however: “Don’t fall prey to cutting down your boss when you make these inquiries. Gossip and backbiting, no matter how satisfying at the moment, will generally backfire.”
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