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Your boss scans as
The Good Captain
LOW TRAITS · RUNS A REAL TEAM
Whatever’s frustrating you at work, it probably isn’t a narcissistic boss. Credit gets shared, failures get fixed instead of pinned, and people can say “I disagree” without a hit to their career.
Typical trait profile for this readout. Your own scan will differ.
THE SHARED READOUT
WHAT TIPPED IT · THEIR ANSWERS
What this readout means
Demanding and narcissistic are different things. A demanding boss wants the work to be good; a narcissistic boss wants to look good, and the difference shows under pressure. Your answers describe someone who can take bad news, give credit away and tolerate disagreement. That is rarer than it should be, and worth recognizing.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- If one behavior still bothers you, raise it directly. This kind of boss can hear it.
- Give them the same directness you get. Good captains promote people who tell the truth.
- Run this scan again if leadership above them changes. Pressure rolls downhill.
WHAT TO SAY · SCRIPTS FOR THIS READOUT
How to raise it
- “I want to say this directly: the way you handled that miss last week made the team better.”
- “One thing I’d like to flag. In Tuesday’s meeting I felt cut off mid-point. Can we talk about it?”
- “Can I get ten minutes this week? There’s something small I’d rather raise than sit on.”
How to set the line
- “I’m happy to take on the extra project, but I’ll need to drop one of the current ones.”
- “I can commit to Friday if the scope stays where it is today.”
- “I’d like my name on the summary that goes up. I did the analysis.”
When they push back
- “I hear that it looked like I dropped the ball. Here’s the timeline, and I’m happy to walk through it.”
- “I don’t think that’s a fair read, and I’d like the chance to explain before it goes further.”
- “If I got it wrong, I’ll own it. Let me check the record first.”
Say them in your own words. The point is to have something ready before the conversation, not to read from a card.
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