2. Take Responsibility

Good managers make their staff less reliant on them. By that measure, your boss is a regular Jack Welch. He compliments you for being resourceful, not realizing that you have to go around him to get answers. Sure, you cringe when he says: "I'm not to blame, you're responsible for your own success." Take out the self-serving hand-wringing and your boss has a point. You must go out and make something happen--and fix whatever goes wrong. In other words, you're on your own. Your boss may be unable to swim; it's your responsibility not to drown.