The following list of inappropriate managerial techniques appeared at themuse.com.
1. Know-All
A manager should not pretend always to know everything best. Instead, be open to innovative suggestions from people with a deep understanding of their work: listening to them may save you much time and energy in the future.
2. Micromanager
It is not necessary constantly to monitor the members of your team. Doing so will cause feelings of frustration and resentment in the employees. You can surely make much better use of your time
3. Remote manager
This is the antithesis of the micromanager. Employees welcome some degree of freedom; however, they also need to know the manager is available when necessary. Otherwise work may come to a standstill or staff will start making their own ad hoc decisions – which you yourself might then find hard to explain to your own boss.
4. Self-server
These types are interested solely in how they themselves are perceived by their superiors. They will take personal credit for every success but always blame the team if anything goes wrong. Disgruntled employees will not give of their best for such a manager.
5. Best friend
Adopting a friendly attitude towards your staff is fine but that does not mean you should ignore behaviour that can have a negative impact on the team’s performance. In the long run, the team would not respect you for turning a blind eye.
Bear in mind that a manager’s role is not only to achieve good results: you also have to build a team which is capable of delivering the desired outcomes. By avoiding the mistakes described above, you could become the right kind of leader to make that happen.
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