You make a plan. It’s a great plan. And then it all goes to s**t. It might be fate, terrible bosses, or a war.

- How do you navigate plans falling asunder?

- How important is perseverance?

- The value of staying flexible to stay employed.

- Can you reframe your metrics for success to make sure they are accurate?

All this and more in the audio or video version of The Bad Boss Brief Episode 79 The Best Laid Plans Show.

As always, send us show ideas, comments or thoughts to wtf@badbossbrief.com

Life isn’t like a box of chocolates, but in today’s show we talk about analogies - how good ones can help teams learn, and bad ones can fan the flames of conflict.

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When we were growing up, we would never have believed that people would sign up to be tracked every minute of their lives.

Yet here we are.

Today we talk AI, surveillance, the dystopia we signed up for and why people make decisions that work against their well-being and throw away happiness with both hands.

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We talk about what you can do if you’re a worker with less power and what you can - and should - do as a leader or executive to build a culture of accountability.

How to handle illegal and unethical behavior as well as the irritating but not forbidden shirking of duties.

And the guy who went after his bad boss with a brick. Which we do not recommend.

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Eugene and Stephanie

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When the world is burning and everything is very much not normal, how can you show up for work and keep your sanity, dignity and job?

Eugene's on tour, calling in from a coffee shop, and we're talking about how to navigate working when your life - or the world - is on fire. We talk about:

– The emotional energy it takes to pretend to be normal when you are not.

– Don't expect your employer to be much help.

– It's ok to allow yourself to be distracted by work.

– Find places where you can be with your people.

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How do you know if you’re in trouble at work and about to be laid off?

Eugene and Stephanie talk about:

– How do you know if you’re in danger of being laid off? We answer a listener's question and talk

– PIPs (Performance Improvement Plans) and how to tell a good faith one from a bad faith one

– Why we don’t sue even when we could

– What the face of your boss’s spouse can tell you about your professional future.

– And Eugene’s newest fashion accessory

Listen now and drop a note in the comments about what decisions you are making right now.

If you are starting the new year trying to decide whether to stay or go in a job, relationship or anything else you want to listen to this episode.

Eugene and Stephanie talk about:

- The Potential Trap, where you stay because there’s “so much potential”

- Giving yourself permission to leave by challenging your ideas around quitting

- Why you can’t push rope

- Good reasons to stay in a bad situation

- The Two Year Rule - if these are your last two years of your life, will you be glad you spent it doing what you are doing?

Watch or listen now and drop a note in the comments about what decisions you are making right now.