ORG300-14: Applying Leadership Principles
Running Head: Negative Leadership behavior
Negative leadership Behavior
January 5, 2014
ORG300 -14: Applying Leadership Principles Schneider, Laurel
Negative Leadership Behavior There are many types of negative leadership behaviors within the workplace. For example, a boss can have bad communication skills, be an authoritarian, lousy listener, use foul language, a Mr. Know it all, etc. I’ve had the pleasure of working with great leaders that I’ve learned a lot from but also worked with leaders that possessed many of the negative traits as well. It’s critical to an organizations success that leaders be properly trained to ensure that the organization as a whole doesn’t get a bad reputation. Many …show more content…
leaders today think that their negative leadership behaviors don’t effect the companies, but they are dead wrong. Poor leadership behavior can have a ripple effect on the company’s bottom line because employees become unproductive and detail to quality is ignored. Negative leadership behavior can lead to employees quitting and affect the organizations ability to retain good workers. A good leader must possess good listening and communication skills in order to motivate workers. Employees don’t just come motivated already, they have to be nurtured and trained by great leaders. “Being a leader is about doing the right thing and leading by example. You simply cannot have one standard for yourself and one for everyone else” (11 Profiles in Bad Leadership Behavior 2013).
I encountered a bad leadership behavior by my manager at my previous employer.
My manager was being too nice or almost flirty at times with me. This was a negative leadership behavior because it affected my relationship with many of my co-workers. He did not show the same kindness or behavior around many of my co-workers and they thought that I was getting special treatment over them. I would see him ignoring other workers and compliment another one about the way she looked a second later. “Poor managers might play favorites with staff, obviously choosing one staff member to receive special treatment and plum work assignments” (The Top Signs of Poor Leadership). When he would talk to me about anything he would give me eye contact that wouldn’t make me feel comfortable to want to stay in a conversation. He was a hard worker and proved it to his staff during busy hours and helping all of his employees out when help was needed but because of his flirtatious behavior employees still wouldn’t respect him. We just thought of him as a coworker rather than a leader and because of that would treat him like …show more content…
that.
His bad leadership skills after all would show in his employees’ performance levels.
The same exact group of employees would have a much better performance one day with another leader than they would when they would be working for him. I would see employees talking negatively about him or making fun of him when he would tell them to do something. Many of the workers he would favor would take advantage and many times show up late to work because they knew they would get away with it. His problem of playing favorites with his employees affected his entire relationship with his staff in a negative way. “In order to have an environment of trust, people need to know they will be treated fairly when it comes time for their performance reviews. They have to be able to trust that they will be assessed fairly on their merits as well as their weaknesses and seen as a whole person” (How to Avoid Playing Favorites
2003).
“Leaders need to be honest, have a demonstrated track record of success, be excellent communicators, place an emphasis on serving those they lead, be fluid in approach, have laser focus, and a bias toward action”(15 Ways To Identify Bad Leaders, 2012). As a result, if the staff is happy with their leader and the way they are being treated, it will show in their work ethic and performance level. Leaders need to make their employees feel comfortable and give them a sense of respect so they can respect them the same way. When leaders lose this important factor in a work relationship, it should be expected for the staff’s performance to be affected. One thing all rising businesses have in common is that their staff is happy and therefore they are giving their all in helping get the business to that point.
References
Hein, Rich, (April 2013). 11 Profiles in Bad Leadership Behavior 2013. Retrieved on January 3, 2014 from http://www.cio.com/article/732521/11_Profiles_in_Bad_Leadership_Behavior?page=4&taxonomyld=3123
Leviticus, Jill (2014). The Top Signs of Poor Leadership. Retrieved on January 1, 2014 from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/top-signs-poor-leadership-31537.html
Whipple, Bob92009). How to Avoid Playing Favorites. Retrieved on December 21, 2013 from http://www.leadergrow.com/articles/63-how-to-avoid-playing-favories
Myatt, Mike (2012). 15 Ways to Identify Bad Leaders. Retrieved on January 5, 2014 from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/10/18/15-ways-to-identify-bad-leaders/2/
Negative leadership Behavior
January 5, 2014
ORG300 -14: Applying Leadership Principles Schneider, Laurel
Negative Leadership Behavior There are many types of negative leadership behaviors within the workplace. For example, a boss can have bad communication skills, be an authoritarian, lousy listener, use foul language, a Mr. Know it all, etc. I’ve had the pleasure of working with great leaders that I’ve learned a lot from but also worked with leaders that possessed many of the negative traits as well. It’s critical to an organizations success that leaders be properly trained to ensure that the organization as a whole doesn’t get a bad reputation. Many …show more content…
leaders today think that their negative leadership behaviors don’t effect the companies, but they are dead wrong. Poor leadership behavior can have a ripple effect on the company’s bottom line because employees become unproductive and detail to quality is ignored. Negative leadership behavior can lead to employees quitting and affect the organizations ability to retain good workers. A good leader must possess good listening and communication skills in order to motivate workers. Employees don’t just come motivated already, they have to be nurtured and trained by great leaders. “Being a leader is about doing the right thing and leading by example. You simply cannot have one standard for yourself and one for everyone else” (11 Profiles in Bad Leadership Behavior 2013).
I encountered a bad leadership behavior by my manager at my previous employer.
My manager was being too nice or almost flirty at times with me. This was a negative leadership behavior because it affected my relationship with many of my co-workers. He did not show the same kindness or behavior around many of my co-workers and they thought that I was getting special treatment over them. I would see him ignoring other workers and compliment another one about the way she looked a second later. “Poor managers might play favorites with staff, obviously choosing one staff member to receive special treatment and plum work assignments” (The Top Signs of Poor Leadership). When he would talk to me about anything he would give me eye contact that wouldn’t make me feel comfortable to want to stay in a conversation. He was a hard worker and proved it to his staff during busy hours and helping all of his employees out when help was needed but because of his flirtatious behavior employees still wouldn’t respect him. We just thought of him as a coworker rather than a leader and because of that would treat him like …show more content…
that.
His bad leadership skills after all would show in his employees’ performance levels.
The same exact group of employees would have a much better performance one day with another leader than they would when they would be working for him. I would see employees talking negatively about him or making fun of him when he would tell them to do something. Many of the workers he would favor would take advantage and many times show up late to work because they knew they would get away with it. His problem of playing favorites with his employees affected his entire relationship with his staff in a negative way. “In order to have an environment of trust, people need to know they will be treated fairly when it comes time for their performance reviews. They have to be able to trust that they will be assessed fairly on their merits as well as their weaknesses and seen as a whole person” (How to Avoid Playing Favorites
2003).
“Leaders need to be honest, have a demonstrated track record of success, be excellent communicators, place an emphasis on serving those they lead, be fluid in approach, have laser focus, and a bias toward action”(15 Ways To Identify Bad Leaders, 2012). As a result, if the staff is happy with their leader and the way they are being treated, it will show in their work ethic and performance level. Leaders need to make their employees feel comfortable and give them a sense of respect so they can respect them the same way. When leaders lose this important factor in a work relationship, it should be expected for the staff’s performance to be affected. One thing all rising businesses have in common is that their staff is happy and therefore they are giving their all in helping get the business to that point.
References
Hein, Rich, (April 2013). 11 Profiles in Bad Leadership Behavior 2013. Retrieved on January 3, 2014 from http://www.cio.com/article/732521/11_Profiles_in_Bad_Leadership_Behavior?page=4&taxonomyld=3123
Leviticus, Jill (2014). The Top Signs of Poor Leadership. Retrieved on January 1, 2014 from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/top-signs-poor-leadership-31537.html
Whipple, Bob92009). How to Avoid Playing Favorites. Retrieved on December 21, 2013 from http://www.leadergrow.com/articles/63-how-to-avoid-playing-favories
Myatt, Mike (2012). 15 Ways to Identify Bad Leaders. Retrieved on January 5, 2014 from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/10/18/15-ways-to-identify-bad-leaders/2/