Is the American workplace losing its macho edge?

Seems that way, because another corporate icon—the ogreish boss—is about to bite the dust. Reports The Wall Sreet Journal:

Indeed, the yelling boss appears to be quietly disappearing from the workplace. The new consensus among managers is that yelling alarms people, drives them away rather than inspires them, and hurts the quality of their work. Some bosses also fear triggering a harassment lawsuit or winding up as the star of a coworker’s cellphone videotape gone viral.

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