Many factors associated with moodiness are out of your control and it is very difficult to avoid emotional contagion, Parnell says. Limit your interactions if their mood is rubbing off on you. Offer to help out your boss’s assistant whenever you can, to show sincere gratitude for the tip-offs you get.” “The person closest to your boss will have the best reading of the current temperature-and the long-term forecast. If you’re having difficulty determining his or her pattern, open a line of communication between yourself and your boss’s administrative assistant (if they have one), she says. “Since spiking your boss’s coffee with mood-altering pharmaceuticals is not an option, watch for patterns, such as timing and triggers see the storm coming and avoid over-reacting yourself,” Taylor says. Here are 10 tips for managing a moody boss: And lastly, since most people quit their jobs because of their boss and not the company, it’s safe to say that it’s very important for a boss to be aware of their mood and the effect it could have on their employees.” When employees feel the stress or mood swings of their boss, it often leads to poor performance. “An upbeat, happy team often produces higher quality work, compared to a team that is unhappy. “If the boss is upbeat, and exhibits enthusiasm on a regular basis, then employees tend to follow suit,” she says. She says people are creatures of their environment, and their boss has a significant role when it comes to setting the overall tone or mood in the workplace. Kreamer adds: “Negative emotions have been shown to reduce creativity and openness in employees and moodiness would certainly fall into the negative camp.” “This is known as emotional contagion and can serve to destabilize the employee, and severely impact their work product, concentration, engagement and overall disposition.” When two or more people are in close contact, they can (and often do) implicitly take on the emotional disposition of one of the more salient group members, like the boss, Parnell explains. Whatever the culprit, know that your boss’s bad mood can negatively affect your work. “Some bosses are not happy-go-lucky individuals that exhibit an upbeat attitude constantly.
Hockett says sometimes people are just wired that way. A manager who is trying to cover up flaws, lack of knowledge, or disappointment might engage in more drama as a way to detract onlookers from a lack of competence in a particular area, Taylor adds. Mood swings can also be efforts at misdirection. The more savvy your manager, however, the less he or she will “share the love” of the latest misstep or setback. Other reasons your boss might be moody: “Running a business and managing projects is simply unpredictable–and it’s that lack of control that can wreak havoc with your boss’s emotional thermostat,” Taylor explains. “Infrequent moodiness, however, can often be the result of temporary and situational triggers like deadlines at work, pressure from their boss, the receipt of bad news, or other personally challenging situations at home.” In Pictures: 10 Tips For Managing A Moody Bossĭavid Parnell, a legal consultant, communication coach and author, says though anyone can experience mood swings for any number of reasons, frequent moodiness often originates biologically, resulting from unbalanced brain chemistry or hormones, or poor diets, sleep patterns and other lifestyle habits.
It's enough to make anyone a bit moody, I'd say.” People at all levels of management are feeling trapped. “And with people who historically would have retired working well into their 70s, organic advancement opportunities have been seriously curtailed. She says while there have always been moody bosses, the Great Recession has really stacked the decks for “moodiness opportunities.” When organizations trimmed the fat from their operations, that put bosses in the unenviable position of “having to continue to perform at high levels while asking their remaining employees to do more with less,” Kreamer says. This is a much more manageable kind of situation.” “Moodiness can range from someone who is in general a pessimistic, glass-half-empty, no-idea-is-a-good-idea kind of person (which would be a pretty difficult person to work for), to someone who feels stress under a particular set of circumstances, like a project that is over budget, a product that has been recalled, or a meeting that runs too long, and gets short-tempered only when pushed over an obvious edge. Anne Kreamer, author of It’s Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace, says moodiness, like anxiety, can be difficult to pin down.
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