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Things I’ve learnt from
bad managers…
Bad
managers….
Don’ttake the time to listen
Are too busy to get to know
their employees
Treat their staff like numbers
Don’t get back to you
Don’ttell you
how you are doing….
Take credit
for your work
Blameyou
for mistakes
Giveunclear
directions
Make things
unnecessarily
complicated
More concerned
about the
clock,
than your
performance!
Make you do
work that
isn’t
needed…
Try to control
people
Don’t want
employees to grow
Care too much about
people’ feelings
Care only
about
results
Don’twork hard themselves
Aren’t open to
feedback
Not interested in personal
growth
So….what can we
learn from bad managers?
Always listen first
Get to know
your people
Get to know
your team
Be available
Provide feedback
on a regular
basis
Recognize
your employees for
doing a good job
Treat mistakes like
learning
opportunities
Communicate
for
Make sure you
are
understood
Manage
performance,
not the clock
Connecttheir work to a
bigger purpose
Provide lots of
autonomy
Support their
growth &
development
Give
Stretch
Assignments
Let them take the
spotlight
Take a balanced
approach….
Be HARD on
problems….
Be softon people
Leadby
example
Work
Hard
Seek
feedback
Develop
yourself
In
summary….
Communicate
Empower
L e a d
C o a c h
Always listen first
Be available
Communicate for clarity
Make sure you are understood
Get to know your people and team
Provide feedback on a regular basis
Recognize your employees for doing a good job
Treat mistakes like learning opportunities
Be hard on problems, soft on people
Support their growth and development
Manage performance, not the clock
Connect their work to a bigger purpose
Provide lots of autonomy
Give stretch assignments
Share the spotlight
Lead by example
Work hard
Seek feedback
Develop yourself
Ready?
Up, up
and
away!

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Things I’ve learned from bad managers

Editor's Notes

  1. Publicly for their mistakes
  2. We’ve covered the why- if you can inspire people, you will get more accomplished- better results. We’ve covered a little bit about what inspires people. So now to the fun part- how do you inspire people? That’s a bit of a trick question. You can’t really inspire or motivate others, but you can create the conditions that make it favourable that you’ll inspire them. We’ve spoken about the importance of a vision. Having a clear vision will go along way to inspire people. But let’s look
  3. We’ve covered the why- if you can inspire people, you will get more accomplished- better results. We’ve covered a little bit about what inspires people. So now to the fun part- how do you inspire people? That’s a bit of a trick question. You can’t really inspire or motivate others, but you can create the conditions that make it favourable that you’ll inspire them. We’ve spoken about the importance of a vision. Having a clear vision will go along way to inspire people. But let’s look