Then he forged ahead with relationship-building.

He identified the best performers in the unit who he

thought would be the most independent of the CEO’s power. He met with them in small groups and
provided abundant performance data and ideas for growing the business. Soon they were leading their
peers in making changes. The horrible boss couldn’t control Pierre and couldn’t stop the momentum.
The boss became impotent in his irrelevance—and later was fired for corruption.

In the movie, the three friends help one another, and the horrible bosses fall on their own swords. Real
life is not as dramatic or entertaining. Still, an underlying truth holds: The best cure for horrible bosses is
wonderful colleagues.