You surely know the situation as an employee. You have a boss who makes obvious mistakes when managing and motivating his people, but no one, including you tells him. How should he find it out? As a manager, you might think that you don't have this problem. However, are you really sure? What if your people only remain silent but their smiles are hiding distrust and contempt? It may only be a matter of time before someone loses his temper and you will learn that you are really not a good boss.
If you want to avoid such a finding, focus on the following managerial mistakes highlighted by Entrepreneur.com. At first glance, they may look like mistakes committed only by new managers. Practice, however, clearly shows that even bosses who have sit in their chairs for years already are struggling with them.
1. You reward unimportant things
Remember that people are doing what they are rewarded for. Your task is to identify relevant results and focus on those. if you are, for example, watching your people coming and leaving work with a stopwatch, you clearly shows that time is more important for you than the results.
2. You are not a good listener
When an employee comes to you with an issue, he should not see you doing everything else instead of listening to him. All you should do is to turn off your e-mail, leave your phone, close the door, and pay your full attention to the employee.
3. You pass your team's successes off as your own ones
Whenever you can show off in front your superiors or clients, you are promoting yourself. Your people have definitely noticed it. A good manager should be careful not to get mislead by people who can present their work better than they actually are. And he should also be careful not to behave in such a way himself.
4. You complain about everybody and everything
You may not realize that your approach to your people and work is contagious. The mood of the whole team can be a direct result of your behavior. Try a positive approach and see the difference.
5. You reveal confidential information
No employee, let alone a manager, should ever talk about confidential information he has learned in the company. The result would be an immediate loss of confidence, which is often unrecoverable. Once your people do not trust you, they will not do for you more than they have to.
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