Comments on: Bad Boss http://www.richardcleaver.com/2005/10/27/bad-boss/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:43:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jerome alexander http://www.richardcleaver.com/2005/10/27/bad-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-16079 Jerome alexander Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:24:38 +0000 http://www.richardcleaver.com/?p=410#comment-16079 More on Bad Bosses and Where they Come from Employees come to work with an implicit trust that their managers are always working for the best interest of the company and its employees. That trust should not and cannot ever be taken for granted. Look what is happening today. It is no longer "What's good for the company is good for the manager." It has become "What's good for the manager is good for the company." Top executives have totally lost sight of this phenomenon and are allowing managers to run amok for their own personal agendas. Several years ago I wrote a book on the subject of workplace culture and employee morale. It is as relevant today as it was then. Employee morale is directly linked to the interaction of employees with line managers who are charged with executing the policies and strategies of companies. Unfortunately, many of these managers subvert the good intentions of the organization to meet their own personal goals and agendas at the expense of their peers and subordinates. This management subculture is the result of a corporate culture of ignorance, indifference and excuse. Better corporate level leadership is the key. Read more in "160 Degrees of Deviation: The Case for the Corporate Cynic." Jerome Alexander More on Bad Bosses and Where they Come from

Employees come to work with an implicit trust that their managers are always working for the best interest of the company and its employees. That trust should not and cannot ever be taken for granted. Look what is happening today. It is no longer “What’s good for the company is good for the manager.” It has become “What’s good for the manager is good for the company.” Top executives have totally lost sight of this phenomenon and are allowing managers to run amok for their own personal agendas.
Several years ago I wrote a book on the subject of workplace culture and employee morale. It is as relevant today as it was then. Employee morale is directly linked to the interaction of employees with line managers who are charged with executing the policies and strategies of companies. Unfortunately, many of these managers subvert the good intentions of the organization to meet their own personal goals and agendas at the expense of their peers and subordinates. This management subculture is the result of a corporate culture of ignorance, indifference and excuse. Better corporate level leadership is the key. Read more in “160 Degrees of Deviation: The Case for the Corporate Cynic.”

Jerome Alexander

]]> By: Donald http://www.richardcleaver.com/2005/10/27/bad-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-2370 Donald Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:14:49 +0000 http://www.richardcleaver.com/?p=410#comment-2370 Good article! Bad bosses, I have one, you know the type: pathological lier, paranoid, insecure, jealous, belittling, narcistic and egotistical. Likes to turn a hell of an employee into the employee from hell! Often the lack of training for the job or the result of a bad boss him/herself has. Supervisors are too often given the position because they have knowledge of the companie's operations but hardly are they selected for being good bosses and no one bothers to train them in becoming good leaders. Good article! Bad bosses, I have one, you know the type: pathological lier, paranoid, insecure, jealous, belittling, narcistic and egotistical. Likes to turn a hell of an employee into the employee from hell! Often the lack of training for the job or the result of a bad boss him/herself has. Supervisors are too often given the position because they have knowledge of the companie’s operations but hardly are they selected for being good bosses and no one bothers to train them in becoming good leaders.

]]> By: michael http://www.richardcleaver.com/2005/10/27/bad-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 michael Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:53:53 +0000 http://www.richardcleaver.com/?p=410#comment-1603 A good boss will help you survive at a bad company or thrive at a good company. A bad boss will make you leave a good company .... A good boss will help you survive at a bad company or thrive at a good company. A bad boss will make you leave a good company ….

]]> By: Matt S http://www.richardcleaver.com/2005/10/27/bad-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Matt S Fri, 28 Oct 2005 03:38:11 +0000 http://www.richardcleaver.com/?p=410#comment-1574 I'm a very young, and inexperienced person, but I realize how much truth there is within this article. I have volunteered to work with leadership personalities around churches, who sadly, strongly hurt team morale. This has happened several times. Thanks for the cool read. I love how your blog covers so many topics =D. I’m a very young, and inexperienced person, but I realize how much truth there is within this article.

I have volunteered to work with leadership personalities around churches, who sadly, strongly hurt team morale. This has happened several times.

Thanks for the cool read. I love how your blog covers so many topics =D.

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