IMO, blind copies are just that. a way to include others without anyone knowing who got a copy. of course it is sneaky.. but this director seems to choose this method of management.
Someone, hopefully someone he feels is a peer, needs to get this problem straightened out... and without bcc ing anyone.
One thing I have found is that very few people read their emails before sending them. Especially in an environment where people feathers are getting ruffled I always reread my emails, trying to twist them in negative ways, before I hit send.
Another important thing is to use email correctly. Use it to your advantage to documents other peoples actions. Know when to not use email to protect yourself. I would hesitate to send emails to this supe that were critical of anybody since you know he has the propensity to BCC them. It sounds like this guy is a real winner.
Hey, you don't work in federal government, do you?
Ahh corporate politics. Something you never get taught in school....
Just follow along. Don’t engage in gossip, or be destructive and don’t do anything clearly unethical. Focus on the facts and the task at hand. There’s no way everyone can get along, no way you will like everyone, or that everyone will like you.
The boss may be a jerk, but don’t try to fight him, as you will suffer for it. He’ll probably get transferred, fired, promoted, or quit within a year anyway.
Never “Reply to All” unless absolutely necessary.
Peer? That’d be good except he doesn’t have ‘peers’ in his view, just an audience with a great deal to learn from his “50,000 foot view of things.” He’s blathered on how his coaching sessions have been much needed by his boss who otherwise “stands alone in a complex situation that no one understands” (except for him of course, after all he’s been here for 5 months).