Comments on: 5 bad boss behaviors that must die

By: Shabooties

Shabooties — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:23:31 +0000

Name dropping as in “I have the CEO's ear so do what I want now!” when in reality, if we did that, we would all be toast.

By: Rick Highsmith

Rick Highsmith — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:29:39 +0000

I believe Mr. Steadiman's comments have more bark than bite.

By: denised2

denised2 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:51:48 +0000

Thanks for your comments, and let me address them one by one – 1)If you've got employees that spend too much time gossiping and not focusing on the task at hand, then you've done a bad job as a manager hiring great employees. I agree, companies can't tell employees everything, but overly lying to them fosters mistrust and fear. 2) Real bosses don't trust HR?? WTH? What's the purpose of an HR department then? And, again, if you don't trust HR, then someone's done a bad job in hiring and staffing the HR dept. 3) Real bosses are big thinkers and great employees admire that and the time and dedication it takes to do that. At issue here are bosses – of whom I've worked for several – who spend their days shopping on Ebay and talking to friends on the phone – there's nothing productive about that. And as for issue 5) who said anything about rewarding “every little thing” and employee does? When an employee does a great job on a project, or meets a tight deadline, a good manager will recognize that. What that results in is improved morale and employee willing to go the extra mile the next time. Forgive me if I'm wrong Steele, but it seems to me that you're on the side of excusing bad boss behavior. But, thanks for sharing your point of view!

By: Rick Highsmith

Rick Highsmith — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:29:39 +0000

I believe Mr. Steadiman's comments have more bark than bite.

By: denised2

denised2 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:51:48 +0000

By: Steele_Steadiman

Steele_Steadiman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:54:29 +0000

This article is bad for Bosses everywhere. Let me respond to each point individually. 1) Many employees spend too much time gossiping and not enough time focused on the task at hand. Too much information provided by company officials feeds the galloping gossamer of gossip. 2) Many employees can't be trusted by their Boss. Real bosses don't trust HR to do a good job hiring anyway. 3) Most employees don't have the Big Picture and mistakenly label time spent planning and/or thinking proactively as lack of productivity. 4) You are correct a leader who won't take responsibility for mistakes is not a leader… he/she is a Boss! 5) Nobody likes a cheerleader. Besides if a Boss spends time rewarding every little thing an employee does, everybody will expect the same treatment.

By: Glyn Lumley

Glyn Lumley — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:33:12 +0000

Thinking that organisational performance comes from the best efforts of individual workers and holding each and every one accountable for failures

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