The helicopter leader, manager or supervisor is one who is continually interfering with their direct reports, when not asked - constantly checking in, suggesting, fixing, educating, advising, improving, one-upping, interrogating, explaining, and otherwise "bothering" folks, when folks are not asking them for help or support.
Helicopter bosses often have some psycho-social-emotional need that prevents them from leaving others alone. Often this need in rooted in some sense of insecurity, or in a need for control and power, or a need for perfection, or even a need to be needed (i.e, seen, heard, acknowledged, appreciated, or loved). Interfering and bothering others is how they assuage one or more of these needs.
Helicopter bosses often have some psycho-social-emotional need that prevents them from leaving others alone. Often this need in rooted in some sense of insecurity, or in a need for control and power, or a need for perfection, or even a need to be needed (i.e, seen, heard, acknowledged, appreciated, or loved). Interfering and bothering others is how they assuage one or more of these needs.
Matthew "helicopter boss" Schmalz, is a fictional service manager for a mechanical contractor. Matthew calls his employees multiple times a day to tell them how their job should be done and to point out their mistakes. This makes him a definite helicopter boss.
by DEEMCol November 12, 2011
Get the Helicopter Boss mug.A joyous experience that any self respecting social justice warrior should volunteer for.Involves being bundled onto a helicopter and thrown from a great height,usually into the pacific ocean.
the whiny bitch could not back up her arguments,so we put her on a pinochet helicopter and threw her into the pacific.
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In a public restroom with toilet stalls, one stands on top of the walls of stall. Then making sure they have aligned their asshole with the water in the toilet they drop a bomb. There is also a variation in which the pooper deploys diarrhea, this is called operation rolling thunder.
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"Oh man I totally pulled off a Helicopter Rescue this morning after demolishing those 8 burgers last night"
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Man 2: ew, not the cleaveland steamer?
Man 1: No, the French Helicopter.
Man 2: ew, not the cleaveland steamer?
Man 1: No, the French Helicopter.
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"A medical helicopter will be extracting injured person, do not attempt to board the helicopter For your own safety,keep the area surrounding the medical tent clear for authorized personnel and those in need of medical attention. Keep passport with you at all times, if a border agent asks for your papers,be prepared to provide them. Parents... hold passport for children Clear the area,move behind the barricade as quickly as possible If you need medical attention... inform one of the border agents."
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