The Devil Emails at Midnight

The Devil Emails at Midnight

What Good Leaders Can Learn From Bad Bosses
by Mita Mallick
Management & Leadership 18 min read ★★★½☆ 3.8 (34)
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About This Book

The Devil Emails at Midnight (2025) maps archetypes of bad bosses and uses real workplace stories to help people recognize those patterns in themselves and their organizations. It offers practical tactics – like building self-awareness, setting clear expectations, and addressing microaggressions – to replace harmful habits and create healthier, higher-trust teams.

Who Should Read This?

  • Overstretched managers seeking healthier team dynamics
  • Ambitious HR and DEI practitioners driving culture
  • Anyone exploring better leadership habits

About the Author

Mita Mallick is a workplace strategist and head of Inclusion, Equity & Impact at Carta, a LinkedIn Top Voice and Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2024; she holds a BA from Barnard College and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She is also the author of Reimagine Inclusion, which became a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-seller.