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Does your company have a bland boss? Blandness might be part of the problem according to The Economist.

Almost without exception, today’s bosses spout the same tired old management clichés—about the merits of doing well by doing right, the importance of valuing your workers, the virtues of sustainability and so forth.

A word of caution: Just because a lot of assholes are successful doesn’t mean being an asshole caused their success. My theory is that when you are successful, people put up with your assholeness. Luckily, one can be interesting and not an asshole.

If you want to see if your boss is clueless, take this test.

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