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9 things employees hate most about their bosses

Shana LebowitzOct 27, 2015, 18:36 IST

Tap into these essential skills to get on your supervisor's good side.Sebastiaan ter Burg/Flickr

If you're getting the sense that your employees secretly hate you and you're wondering why, it could be your communication style.

According to a recent poll of about 1,000 US workers by Harris and Interact, a communications consultancy, 91% say communication issues can hurt their relationship with their boss.

The employees surveyed voted on the top nine communication issues that bug them about their managers. We spoke with Lou Solomon, CEO of Interact, about why these behaviors are so irksome and how managers can tweak their leadership style to be more effective.

Here's the list of troublesome leadership behaviors, in reverse order.