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Top 11 mistakes by Bad Managers
A bad business leader is mainly characterized by poor communication
skills, not knowing when to fire and who to hire, just to name a few.
Here are the 11 most common mistakes of bad managers followed by
an advice to fix them:
1. Setting High expectations
Problems emerge when the boss places very high expectations on
their staff to provide perfect service or put themselves on the line.
Leaders become disappointed when employees don't demonstrate
the same level of commitment, enthusiasm and performance as they
have themselves. Remember that most staff probably wouldn't feel
the same way about their job as the boss does.
Failure, and for that matter simple indifference, is often regarded as
unacceptable, leading to a breakdown in relationships and
communication. Empowering people beyond their capabilities is
another mistake.
Advice: Understand the capabilities of you staff and make the most of it.
2. Micro managing people
Good interpersonal skills are necessary to bring out the best in
people. But certain attitudes can get in the way. Micro managing
rather than leading people is a major fault.
Managers can fall into the trap of getting their hands too dirty, trying
to fix everything and overseeing almost all areas of responsibility,
rather that delegating responsibilities.
As a consequence, leader effectiveness and delivering on a strategy is
compromised.
Advice: Delegate
3. Limited communication skills
Leadership involves communicating a vision and strategy to staff.
Ineffective communication and poor listening skills hinder this process.
Bad Managers often devote little time for small talk, along with those
behaviors necessary for building and sometime sustaining
interrelationships with employees.
Advice: Communicate frequently
4. Not paying enough attention to details
Related to the problems associated with micro managing and over
extending oneself is the tendency to push too hard in one area to the
detriment of another.
As a result, bosses fail to follow-up on important decisions and fail to
develop coherent organizational strategies that take key elements
into account.
Advice: Focus
5. Poor time management
Getting caught up in day-to-day firefighting, rather than delegating,
prevents prioritizing and negates spending valuable time with staff in
order to build relationships and pass on knowledge through
mentoring and coaching.
Advice: Time Management
6. Not recruiting the best
When it comes to the most desirable employees, CEOs emphasize
qualities of culture fit, versatility, an ability to hit the ground running, a
desire to learn and to think, enthusiasm, drive, and problem solving
skills.
These desired characteristics reflect those of the CEO and can get in
the way of recruiting the best people with the necessary technical
capabilities.
Advice: Match candidates with job description
7. Having personal gremlins
Everyone has his or her own personal gremlins. Managers single out
psychological issues to do with self esteem, anxiety and depression
as the most common.
A number of personality characteristics, including stubbornness, and
being impatient and egotistical assets in some circumstances but
liabilities in others can further complicate the picture.
Advice: understand your weakness and avoid them.
8. Emotional decision making
Allowing emotions to creep into decision making processes can be
problematic. Often, this leads to the heart ruling rather than what is
best.
Moreover, because Managers want to make practically all the
decisions, consulting with others is regarded as a hassle.
Advice: Team work
9. Festering over exuberance
Bad Managers can be over the top and extremely passionate about
their business, staff, and customers.
They can be highly committed to almost everything they do, working
too hard, being over confident, and taking on too much.
As a result leaders can fail to treat themselves kindly and
compassionately.
Advice: take a break every now and then
10. Not firing fast enough
Managers can be compassionate and can be too soft, particularly
when it comes to dealing with under performing staff. They have
difficulties firing quickly.
Compounding this problem is a false belief that they can make
everyone in the business a strong contributor even when the
personal fit is poor or staff are not up to it.
Advice: think of the best for the business and then staff
11. Failing to find a successor
Bad Managers who fail to find their successor fall into most of the
mistakes above. A Manager successor is not supposed to be a clone
of them, rather they are the people with the skills right to run the
business.
Advice: Search with your mind, not heart
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