We have all had good and bad bosses; effective and ineffective bosses; bosses who inspire and bosses who drive you to despair.

In my career, I have found that there are valuable lessons to be learned from both good and bad bosses. From many of my good bosses, I have learned lessons on how to motivate and value people and how to improve processes or do things better. From some of my “less-than-good” bosses, I have learned by observing what not to do or how not to manage.

For this series, I...