BAD MANAGEMENT! Business & Corporate Management III

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Bad Managers are Costing You 73% of Bad Managers are Costing You 73% of Your Employee ProductivityYour Employee ProductivityAccording to recent Gallup poll, only 29% of According to recent Gallup poll, only 29% of

workers were actively engaged in their work!workers were actively engaged in their work!What IS employee engagement? What IS employee engagement?

(Add to Notes)(Add to Notes)Level of connection employee has with youLevel of connection employee has with youLevel of connection employee has with your Level of connection employee has with your

companycompanyThe work you have him/her performThe work you have him/her perform


Therefore, 59% of the workers polled Therefore, 59% of the workers polled were were “simply sleepwalking”“simply sleepwalking” through through their day!their day! ““Show up” for work to “put in their time”Show up” for work to “put in their time”Feel no connection with their companiesFeel no connection with their companiesShow “no remorse” that they are not Show “no remorse” that they are not

performing to their full abilitiesperforming to their full abilities


Top 14% polled related:Top 14% polled related:They were unhappy with their jobsThey were unhappy with their jobsAlso were Also were “Actively Working to Sabotage”“Actively Working to Sabotage” the the

efforts of their colleaguesefforts of their colleaguesThese employees These employees “COST YOU MONEY!”“COST YOU MONEY!”


Why is This Happening?Why is This Happening?84% believed business executives have 84% believed business executives have

mediocre ethical standardsmediocre ethical standardsRated just above “politicians, car salesmen, and Rated just above “politicians, car salesmen, and

telemarketerstelemarketers

20% polled were dissatisfied with their 20% polled were dissatisfied with their immediate, front-line supervisorimmediate, front-line supervisor


““Ready to Rumble??” – The “Bully”Ready to Rumble??” – The “Bully”LoudLoudObnoxiousObnoxiousOver-bearingOver-bearingOften angryOften angryLeads through intimidationLeads through intimidationHas Has NO RESPECTNO RESPECT for you, or your for you, or your

employeesemployees


BulliesBulliesCreate an atmosphere of fear and suspicionCreate an atmosphere of fear and suspicionEmployees don’t know where they standEmployees don’t know where they standEmployees spend most of their time “covering Employees spend most of their time “covering

their tracks”their tracks” (to avoid being yelled at) (to avoid being yelled at)


Audience ParticipationAudience Participation: Put your answers : Put your answers in your in your NOTESNOTES::

How Would You Describe “The Bully” How Would You Describe “The Bully” Manager in one or two sentences.Manager in one or two sentences.What’s Good about this type of Management, What’s Good about this type of Management,

if anything.if anything.What’s the worst characteristic of this type of What’s the worst characteristic of this type of

management.management.


R = mc2 - The “Professor”R = mc2 - The “Professor”Analysis paralysisAnalysis paralysisManager simply can’t make a decision until Manager simply can’t make a decision until

ALL facts are accounted forALL facts are accounted forManager can’t make a decision until ALL the Manager can’t make a decision until ALL the

information is “perfect”information is “perfect”Professor can’t trust anyone but himselfProfessor can’t trust anyone but himselfForces employees to re-do their work over, Forces employees to re-do their work over,

and over, and over!and over, and over!


The ProfessorThe Professor ““De-motivates” employeesDe-motivates” employees Employees loose their Employees loose their

autonomy and creativityautonomy and creativity Employees begin to lose Employees begin to lose

faith in their own abilities faith in their own abilities They cant seem to “get They cant seem to “get

anything right!anything right! Ask themselves:Ask themselves:

Why am I even trying?Why am I even trying? I’m just going to have to I’m just going to have to

do it over anyway!do it over anyway!



How Would You Describe How Would You Describe “The Professor” “The Professor” ManagerManager in one or two sentences. in one or two sentences.What’s Good about this type of Management, What’s Good about this type of Management,




Wild, Wild, West – “The Gunslinger”Wild, Wild, West – “The Gunslinger”Shoots from the hipShoots from the hipOnce in his sight, your days are numbered!Once in his sight, your days are numbered!Shoots to kill based only on “gut reactions” Shoots to kill based only on “gut reactions”

without regard to consequences or facts at without regard to consequences or facts at handhand

ACTIVELYACTIVELY seek out evidence to support his seek out evidence to support his gut reactions, whether or not his opinion is gut reactions, whether or not his opinion is correct.correct.


The GunslingerThe GunslingerEmployees never know who is next in his Employees never know who is next in his

sightssightsEmployees have no sense of “stability”Employees have no sense of “stability”Employees more apt to be working the rumor Employees more apt to be working the rumor

mill than their actual work to create their “own mill than their actual work to create their “own sense of stability!”sense of stability!”



How Would You Describe “How Would You Describe “The The Gunslinger”Gunslinger” Manager in one or two Manager in one or two sentences.sentences.What’s Good about this type of Management, What’s Good about this type of Management,




Real Live Boy – “The Puppet”Real Live Boy – “The Puppet” He’s the He’s the BossBoss!! Subservient to the Subservient to the “Bully”“Bully” or the or the “Gunslinger”“Gunslinger” Can be subservient to anyone in authority if he is Can be subservient to anyone in authority if he is

“wimp”“wimp” enough enough Will Will ATTEMPTATTEMPT to make his opinions known but will to make his opinions known but will

fall back if confrontedfall back if confronted Creates distrust and uncertaintyCreates distrust and uncertainty among employees among employees

Will speak what he thinks butWill speak what he thinks but Will do what he is told in the endWill do what he is told in the end


The PuppetThe PuppetEmployees don’t know where they standEmployees don’t know where they standEmployees will spend time and energy trying Employees will spend time and energy trying

to figure that out instead of doing their workto figure that out instead of doing their work



How Would You Describe How Would You Describe “The Puppet”“The Puppet” Manager in one or two sentences.Manager in one or two sentences.What’s Good about this type of Management, What’s Good about this type of Management,




Got Bait? – The “Worm”Got Bait? – The “Worm”Hardest to findHardest to findMOSTMOST dangerous! dangerous!Expert manipulatorExpert manipulatorRises up from ranks not through their own Rises up from ranks not through their own

expertise and good worksexpertise and good worksRose through alliances they makeRose through alliances they makeUsually these alliances are made through Usually these alliances are made through

personal connections (friend of boss’s wife)personal connections (friend of boss’s wife)


The “Worm”The “Worm”Literally Literally “wormed”“wormed” their way into every their way into every

faction of the organizationfaction of the organizationBecause of alliances Because of alliances AREARE personal in nature, personal in nature,

entire management team will have lost ability entire management team will have lost ability to be objective about the “Worm’s” talents, to be objective about the “Worm’s” talents, abilities, and contributionsabilities, and contributions

Leaves all of them vulnerable to the “Worm’s” Leaves all of them vulnerable to the “Worm’s” manipulationsmanipulations


The “Worm”The “Worm”Your employees are smart and “see that you Your employees are smart and “see that you

are being manipulated!”are being manipulated!”Why would they follow a leader who can so Why would they follow a leader who can so

easily be lead astray?easily be lead astray?They They DON’TDON’T and and WON’TWON’T follow you! follow you!They will show up, collect their checksThey will show up, collect their checksTheir energies, ambitions, creativity, and Their energies, ambitions, creativity, and

innovations will be spent innovations will be spent ELSWHEREELSWHERE!!



How Would You Describe How Would You Describe “The Worm”“The Worm” Manager in one or two sentences.Manager in one or two sentences.What’s Good about this type of Management, What’s Good about this type of Management,




The “Greatest Show on Earth” – The The “Greatest Show on Earth” – The RingmasterRingmaster Is the Is the DivaDiva of the corporate world of the corporate worldBelieves that Believes that EVERYTHINGEVERYTHING centers on him centers on himSimply can not tolerate competition in any Simply can not tolerate competition in any

form, even from the success of a subordinateform, even from the success of a subordinateRather than see a colleague or subordinate’s Rather than see a colleague or subordinate’s

success (aka competitor) he will sabotage success (aka competitor) he will sabotage that worker’s efforts – even if it means that worker’s efforts – even if it means sacrificing that employeesacrificing that employee


The RingmasterThe RingmasterCreates a sense of “Creates a sense of “dramadrama, , distrustdistrust, and , and

angeranger” among employees” among employeesSee their work sabotaged or outright stolenSee their work sabotaged or outright stolen Instantly de-motivatedInstantly de-motivated Instead of trying again to get inspirations and Instead of trying again to get inspirations and

ideas in the spotlight, will simply shut downideas in the spotlight, will simply shut downWill begin running on “auto-pilot”Will begin running on “auto-pilot”


““Who’s On First?” – The ClownWho’s On First?” – The Clown Manager could have given Lou Costello Manager could have given Lou Costello

his moneyhis money He has been promoted to the maximum He has been promoted to the maximum

level of hislevel of his “ “incompetenceincompetence!”!” ““Could not lead a group of people out of a Could not lead a group of people out of a

paper bag with two hands and a paper bag with two hands and a flashlight!”flashlight!”

Your employees will ask only one question Your employees will ask only one question – –

WHY???WHY???



How Would You Describe How Would You Describe “The “The Ringmaster”Ringmaster” Manager in one or two Manager in one or two sentences.sentences.What’s Good about this type of Management, What’s Good about this type of Management,




After you have identified the “Culprits” – After you have identified the “Culprits” – question your own management staff based on question your own management staff based on the previous criteriathe previous criteria

Decide what drastic actions to takeDecide what drastic actions to take Fact is 84% of people polled believe that you will Fact is 84% of people polled believe that you will

do do NOTHINGNOTHING!! That is why most people do not have faith in the That is why most people do not have faith in the

“ethical standards” of business executives“ethical standards” of business executives Doing nothing will serve to compound and Doing nothing will serve to compound and

validate that majority opinionvalidate that majority opinion


BOTTOM LINE!BOTTOM LINE!Can you afford to loose 73% of your Can you afford to loose 73% of your

employee’s productivity?employee’s productivity?What do you think your shareholders would What do you think your shareholders would

say?say?© Amy M. Potavin, Buzzle.com© Amy M. Potavin, Buzzle.com

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