Do you find fault with your boss, or people with power over you at work? If you answer no you're in a very small minority! We all have expressions for when the boss (or customer) doesn't meet our expectations. Here's a common one.

"I'm tired. I want a boss I can admire," says Betty to her colleagues. "Someone who is a great visionary and doesn't micromanage me, and this one doesn't cut it."

Phrases like this come from a place of pain at our inner spiritual core. The expectations, pressures and changes in the workplace leave us deeply confused. We look outside, rather than within, for satisfaction. And, erroneously, we think that if the boss inflicts it, he or she must also have the power to relieve it. In reality, the boss sees even more complexity, and is often even more confused than we are!

Who is really responsible for managing your inner core?

Yes, you are. And if you agree that an organization is people spiritually as well as emotionally/mentally connected, then you have a responsibility to care for yourself and others during these times. Harmful criticisms say a lot about someone's readiness to manage at the next level of responsibility.

Want to get promoted? Care for your inner core and the spirit of the organization. And, please, spare the boss.

P.S. ANE Date Correction: Last Monday's email erroneously listed an incorrect date for the next ANE event. The correct date for the breakfast seminar is Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 a.m. at The Homewood Suites, Newtown, PA. Further information is available here.