Welcome to Manager Tools. Today's topic, never step out of the middle. Here we go.

Okay, so let's finally get to this. This happens all the time. Your boss comes up to you and wants to have a conversation with your direct

directly.

They want to skip you.

Yeah, sure.

So what do you do?

Tell me about that.

There's some, there's some, it seems to me there's some dangers inherent in that particular thing happening.

Yeah now now we've already done a cast called what do you do when your boss skips you

but that's based on your boss already having talked to your direct.

This cast, which I've gotten this question like 20 times and I didn't think it was that big a deal, but I

fairly realize, you know, the old green tail story, if somebody tells me I have a green tail story.

If somebody tells me I have a green tail, one person,

they're an idiot.

If two people tell me I have a green tail,

it's a conspiracy.

If seven people tell me I have a green tail, I turn around and look.

And when 20 people finally ask, okay fine, I get the whole, here's what you do if your boss gets you.

What do I do if my boss asks for time with my directs?

Because it seems to me that you're saying, Mark,

it's a manager tools saying it's okay

to let my boss talk to the direct.

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