Jordan Peterson stated, “65% of managers add zero or negative net value to the company. They can wipe out the careers of everyone they are supervising. They can also bring down the whole damn company.” These articles examine these types of managers.
Mobbing is a type of bullying, but usually not overt and thus it is more difficult to detect and counter.People in positions of power can mob at will with little or no consequences. Their behaviors are ignored, tolerated, misinterpreted or actually instigated at the company level as a deliberate strategy.
Meaningful connection is what makes recognition effective. However, there are managers in the corporate world who take it as a personal affront when someone other than them receives recognition.
A rant to the CEO of my company from someone who you have repeatedly expected to pick up the pieces of your ill-conceived and hubristic visions. The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others.
In my 30+ years in Corporate Amerika, my biggest problem with female bosses was that almost all of them were relational leaders. They focused on everyone getting along, above getting the job done.
