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23 traits of a bad manager (based on 33 years of work experience, 19 of which at Ford)

  1. Steals and/or hogs credit

  2. Gives no recognition

  3. Micromanages

  4. Overly controlling with significant lack of trust

  5. Nepotism / Favoritism

  6. Lack clarity of thought and/or direction

  7. Not or rarely available

  8. Shows no compassion or empathy

  9. Does not listen, does not act on feedback

  10. Lazy and does not produce / add value

  11. Is not humble or self-aware

  12. Uses fear to manage

  13. Does not drive things to resolution, avoids conflict

  14. Avoids responsibility and ownership

  15. Avoids hard discussions

  16. Uses doublespeak

  17. Lies and manipulates (tells you one thing in your face and the other thing behind your back)

  18. Provides no feedback

  19. Panics and makes fear-impacted decisions

  20. Hires low performer out of fear that he/she may be replaced by a stronger subordinate

  21. Lacks technical skills

  22. Has no follow up skills

  23. Does not delegate

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Post ID: @OP+ZawoSDt

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Those are the qualities they look for in managers.

Your ideas are completely incorrect.

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Post ID: @1aln+ZawoSDt

Yep, spit image of my LL5 (will not be 'mine' as of 5/31 though - that's one bright spot of today's evens)

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Post ID: @bmf+ZawoSDt

This totally describes my ex-LL5

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Post ID: @yfj+ZawoSDt

My LL5 is kind of like this - I think she's even worse though

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Post ID: @dfu+ZawoSDt

And my ex-LL5. A few beers in and the world feels like a better place.

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Post ID: @mjn+ZawoSDt

Yup, sounds like my LL5.

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Post ID: @cjo+ZawoSDt

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