The Nike Boss: “Just Do It!”

Episode #149 // Quite often, when we push back on a boss who wants us to take on more work, we’re told to “just do it”. Or sometimes, when we raise risks, issues, and problems with our boss, they gloss over or ignore them, and we’re told to “just do it”.

Given that the world’s leading athletic brand has the tagline, “Just Do It!”, I took to calling this type of leader the Nike Boss.

You don’t want to be that boss, and you certainly don’t want to work for that boss. This episode gives both perspectives!

I've also created a free PDF downloadable for this episode '4 Ways to Push Back on a Nike Boss', which you can get at www.yourceomentor.com/episode149

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

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