As we close out the year, I thought it would be appropriate to pass along some humorous thoughts as to what NOT to do as a leader. We’ve all been guilty of many, if not all, of these at times. I would appreciate hearing your feedback and experiences along these lines. Happy New Year!
HOW TO BE A TRULY INEFFECTIVE LEADER
1. Never give recognition for a job well done. This will keep people guessing as to
what you think and will help them to feel unappreciated. This will help to minimize
future efforts toward excellence and ward off the expectation of salary increases on the
part of your people.
2. In public, take credit for the team’s accomplishments. This will motivate people
to seek credit for themselves and help to create a competitive/cutthroat organizational
culture. This will minimize a team spirit and keep people dependent on you to resolve
interpersonal conflicts.
3. Pour added responsibilities on the shoulders of high impact staff members
without sufficient authority to accomplish them. This will help to kill initiative, and
prevent high achievers from outshining you and eventually getting your job. Because
they feel manipulated and used, they will seek employment elsewhere, thus eliminating
the threat that they are to you.
4. Make promises that you do not keep. By putting no promises in writing, you can
use executive authority to win any disagreements as to what you actually said. This will
will also help to remove the burden of following through, so that you can focus on more
important things.
5. Hire people who are similar to you in their thinking, gifts, strengths and
weaknesses. This will help to dispel questions, disagreements, and creativity. This
will, in turn, help to keep people feeling comfortable, stifle change and the associated
stress. It will also help your organization to preserve its reputation as holding on to the
past.
6. Dummy up the monthly statistics. This will prompt people to feel great about what
is happening, even though it really isn’t. It will also pave the way for setting huge
goals, which are impressive to others—even though they will never be reached.
7. Give people inflated reviews, so that they have an exaggerated view of their
performance and progress. This will help to eliminate the need for setting goals, for
which you would have to hold them accountable.
8. Refuse to confront difficult realities about others and the work environment.
This will eliminate a great deal of stress for you as the leader, as you can overlook the
weaknesses of others and not have to deal with inefficiency, mediocrity, and sloth in the
work environment. Most importantly it will help you to be popular with your people.
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9. Give people responsibilities, and interfere by taking over when they do not
accomplish them in the time and/or way that you prefer. This will keep people
dependent on you, and stifle their initiative. It will also help to prevent others from
surpassing you in their achievements.
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WOW! You must of gotten this from my day planner. I have been doing this for years. I can tell you it actually works. I keep getting new employees to corrupt. HA HA
ReplyDeleteBut on the other hand this is why so many Missions have such a large turn over in staff. I can honestly say our senior leaders have all been with the Mission for 5 years or longer except one, and we just created his position two years ago.
You must allow your staff to grow!!
Don