$($Five difficult bosses: Micromanager, Procrastinator, Idiot, Dictator, & Abuser.$)$

Possible strategies: Acknowledge the value of your manager's ideas and approaches. Don't present your own opinions in a confrontational manner. Instead, ask your manager if she is open to hearing a suggestion or considering some different options. When employees take a very direct approach, these managers often view it as the beginning of an argument, so try using questions to keep your manager from getting defensive. Start your sentences with $"$do you think we might" or "could we consider" instead of $"$we should" or $"$we have to$"$

think about a difficult$-$to$-$deal$-$with boss $($or coach or teacher$)$ you have experienced. Write up a couple of paragraphs by using one of the five difficult bosses, describing the things this person did or did not do that made them so difficult to work$/$deal with.