My current boss is freaking brilliant and is very intense - that said, she's alright. This is especially true in light if some of the complete a-holes I've had as bosses in the past.
Side note: i HATE when leaders talk about work being a family! it is nothing of the sort. You are a chess piece, and as soon as someone figures out out to stuff their pockets by making you disappear, that is exactly what will happen.