Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Bad Manager

In their book Stop Managing, Start Coaching: How Performance can Enhance Commitment and Improve Productivity Gilley and Boughton highlight a few management misbehaviors:

  • Failing to conduct performance appraisals
  • Failing to provide performance standards
  • Failing to delegate work assignments
  • Failing to develop their employees
  • Lacking patience with employees
  • Criticizing employees rather than their performance
  • Changing priorities and work requirements
  • Creating paranoid working environments