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Question: My boss thinks that he's a manager, but he really doesn't manage at all. Even though he owns the business, he's gone most of the time. He avoids problems, hates confrontation, and makes decisions based on his mood that particular day.
Major life decisions have hatched in Laura Neff's office, a sunny outbuilding flanked by organic gardens at her north Charlotte home.
Look over your shoulder. Check out your pals in the economic lifeboat you're in: the boss, your cubiclemate, the executives way above your pay scale, your workers.