Why your boss sucks
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Our friends at CultureRx recently posted a great article (click here) and infographic (below) discussing the blind spots bosses have about their management style.
If micro-managers are like babysitters, then the bosses we all hope to have are like great coaches. Coaches inspire and bring out the best in their team. Micro-managers slowly suck the life out of you. — Cali & Jody, Co-Founders of the ROWE Movement
Below are a few quick observations Cali & Jody make regarding micro-managers and coaches:
Micro-Manager
- There is no shortage of insecure micro-managers
- Likely thinks she is a very good leader
- Tells employees when to arrive and leave – rigid schedules
- Controlling and critical
- Assumes employees must be watched to get work completed
- Finished product is likely not good enough
- Employees are afraid to make mistakes
- She belittles her employees
- Must get permission to leave early
- Obtaining approval to work from a home office would be a “Moses parting the Red Sea” type of miracle
- She will gladly throw employees under the bus if something goes wrong
Coach
- Very few of this breed of leader actually exists
- Trusts her team
- Provides support to her team
- Not concerned about arrival and departure times
- Focuses on results
- Mistakes are learning opportunities, not gripe-out sessions
- Encourages employees to be creative
- She’s got your back
Take this quiz and see how you measure-up.
Image Credit: CultureRx
