http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/ Taking on the world, one really bad boss at a time. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Buck Hamilton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:10:40 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/#comment-628 Jim,<br>Thanks, too, for your positive remarks. You prompted me to think of yet another gem in my past, a manager who I once worked with whose style was to keep everyone on the team stressed, agitated and each other's throats. He actaully confided in me that he thought that people's performances were at their pinnacle when there was in-fighting and ruthless back biting, a toxic environment that he intentionally created and fueled. In "Why Leaders Fail", John Baker recently wrote about such chaos within an organization..."operating this way is unsustainable and insane". How very true, yet the madness continues. <br>Buck Hamilton Jim,
Thanks, too, for your positive remarks. You prompted me to think of yet another gem in my past, a manager who I once worked with whose style was to keep everyone on the team stressed, agitated and each other's throats. He actaully confided in me that he thought that people's performances were at their pinnacle when there was in-fighting and ruthless back biting, a toxic environment that he intentionally created and fueled. In “Why Leaders Fail”, John Baker recently wrote about such chaos within an organization…”operating this way is unsustainable and insane”. How very true, yet the madness continues.
Buck Hamilton

]]> http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Buck Hamilton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:58:07 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/#comment-627 Sophia,<br>Thanks for your remarks and for taking the time to comment. Denise will be posting more of Managing the Meanies over the month or so...visit again on Tuesday.<br>Buck Hamilton Sophia,
Thanks for your remarks and for taking the time to comment. Denise will be posting more of Managing the Meanies over the month or so…visit again on Tuesday.
Buck Hamilton

]]> http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Buck Hamilton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:10:40 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/#comment-273 Jim,<br>Thanks, too, for your positive remarks. You prompted me to think of yet another gem in my past, a manager who I once worked with whose style was to keep everyone on the team stressed, agitated and each other's throats. He actaully confided in me that he thought that people's performances were at their pinnacle when there was in-fighting and ruthless back biting, a toxic environment that he intentionally created and fueled. In "Why Leaders Fail", John Baker recently wrote about such chaos within an organization..."operating this way is unsustainable and insane". How very true, yet the madness continues. <br>Buck Hamilton Jim,
Thanks, too, for your positive remarks. You prompted me to think of yet another gem in my past, a manager who I once worked with whose style was to keep everyone on the team stressed, agitated and each other's throats. He actaully confided in me that he thought that people's performances were at their pinnacle when there was in-fighting and ruthless back biting, a toxic environment that he intentionally created and fueled. In “Why Leaders Fail”, John Baker recently wrote about such chaos within an organization…”operating this way is unsustainable and insane”. How very true, yet the madness continues.
Buck Hamilton

]]> http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Buck Hamilton Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:58:07 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/#comment-271 Sophia,<br>Thanks for your remarks and for taking the time to comment. Denise will be posting more of Managing the Meanies over the month or so...visit again on Tuesday.<br>Buck Hamilton Sophia,
Thanks for your remarks and for taking the time to comment. Denise will be posting more of Managing the Meanies over the month or so…visit again on Tuesday.
Buck Hamilton

]]> http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Jim McD Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:22 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/#comment-257 Some very inciteful writing here, Buck. Here are some further thoughts on the subject: Bullies are valued by senior management because bullies are believed to be more successful in advancing leadership's agenda. I know, it's incomprehensible, but the tendency is to appoint a tyrant in order to ensure getting things done. Furthermore, being kind and respectful to people (at least in the minds of the bullies) suggests that you, the bully-tyrant, are not very bright. Conversely, being cold, distant, ruthless and socially aloof says that you're very intelligent. Kind people are not perceived as being intelligent...it's a ridiculous concept, but indeed true in our culture. Jim McD Some very inciteful writing here, Buck. Here are some further thoughts on the subject: Bullies are valued by senior management because bullies are believed to be more successful in advancing leadership's agenda. I know, it's incomprehensible, but the tendency is to appoint a tyrant in order to ensure getting things done. Furthermore, being kind and respectful to people (at least in the minds of the bullies) suggests that you, the bully-tyrant, are not very bright. Conversely, being cold, distant, ruthless and socially aloof says that you're very intelligent. Kind people are not perceived as being intelligent…it's a ridiculous concept, but indeed true in our culture. Jim McD

]]> http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Jim McD Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:22 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/#comment-256 Some very inciteful writing here, Buck. Here are some further thoughts on the subject: Bullies are valued by senior management because bullies are believed to be more successful in advancing leadership's agenda. I know, it's incomprehensible, but the tendency is to appoint a tyrant in order to ensure getting things done. Furthermore, being kind and respectful to people (at least in the minds of the bullies) suggests that you, the bully-tyrant, are not very bright. Conversely, being cold, distant, ruthless and socially aloof says that you're very intelligent. Kind people are not perceived as being intelligent...it's a ridiculous concept, but indeed true in our culture. Jim McD Some very inciteful writing here, Buck. Here are some further thoughts on the subject: Bullies are valued by senior management because bullies are believed to be more successful in advancing leadership's agenda. I know, it's incomprehensible, but the tendency is to appoint a tyrant in order to ensure getting things done. Furthermore, being kind and respectful to people (at least in the minds of the bullies) suggests that you, the bully-tyrant, are not very bright. Conversely, being cold, distant, ruthless and socially aloof says that you're very intelligent. Kind people are not perceived as being intelligent…it's a ridiculous concept, but indeed true in our culture. Jim McD

]]> http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Sophia Hudson Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:01:19 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/#comment-255 This is really a great post.I enjoyed reading it a lot.I think this is very informative and we can learn a lot about royalty syndrome. This is really a great post.I enjoyed reading it a lot.I think this is very informative and we can learn a lot about royalty syndrome.

]]> http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Sophia Hudson Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:01:08 +0000 http://reallybadboss.com/2009/11/the-royalty-syndrome/#comment-254 This is really a great post.I enjoyed reading it a lot.I think this is very informative and we can learn a lot about royalty syndrome. This is really a great post.I enjoyed reading it a lot.I think this is very informative and we can learn a lot about royalty syndrome.

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