@JeremyMacKenzi Cool it on the glazing, he's not going to fuck you.
Also hang up the gloves my man, you're talking about briefs that happened a decade and a half ago. Time to get a life.
Bad management is one of my favorite topics. Here goes, Mike.
Bad Management - Top 10
1. They keep doing their old jobβ¨They stay in individual-contributor mode instead of managing through others.
2. They delegate poorlyβ¨They dump work, hoard work, micromanage, or fail to clearly define ownership and expectations.
3. They do not hold regular One-on-Onesβ¨They lose the relationship, the early warning system, and the ability to manage issues before they grow.
4. They do not give effective feedbackβ¨They avoid timely, behavior-based feedback and let problems become personal or political.
5. They manage fires instead of systemsβ¨They react to recurring crises instead of fixing process, structure, expectations, or root causes.
6. They lose control of workload and prioritiesβ¨Work stacks up like Tetris blocks because they cannot sort, sequence, say no, or protect team capacity.
7. They fail to coach and develop peopleβ¨They expect better performance without providing practice, guidance, standards, or consistent follow-up.
8. They do not cascade goals and prioritiesβ¨The team cannot connect daily work to larger organizational goals, so people guess what matters.
9. They avoid accountabilityβ¨They tolerate missed standards, unclear ownership, passive resistance, and chronic underperformance.
10. They surprise peopleβ¨Expectations, corrections, ratings, and decisions appear without warning instead of being managed transparently.