Archive for September, 2009
5 Signs to Know If Your Boss Tries to Motivate You in Reverse Psychology
by Rin on Sep.02, 2009, under iamrin
Cant help but post another random blog tonight… gotta keep myself awake! there’s still a lot of work to be done! tsktsk. but anyways, speaking of work. I realized something odd today at a quick meeting we had with my boss. He’s actually a master of Reverse Psychology!
Reverse psychology is a persuasion technique involving the false advocacy of a belief or behavior contrary to the belief or behavior which is actually being advocated. This technique relies on the psychological phenomenon ofreactance , in which a person has a negative emotional response in reaction to being persuaded, and thus chooses the option which is being advocated against. – Wikipedia.com
among the 5 signs I remember since my employment is that, when we are in a meeting and he wants something done quick. Boss would…
1. mock my work, and praise the-person-who I-couldn’t-get-along-with in front of me.
2. inform me of an unfortunate possibility of travelling for a business trip outside the country with the-person-who I-couldn’t-get-along-with…
3. call me “Champion” in front of the-person-who I-couldn’t-get-along-with.
4. tell other people in secret that he’s disappointed with my work and make sure I get the message directly from the-person-who I-couldn’t-get-along-with…
5. try to come up with a way to get me constantly working togething with the-person-who I-couldn’t-get-along-with
… oh well… some random blog this is.
