The 8 Traits of Highly Ineffective People

Need I say more?

Being employed by a corporate system I am being given a crash tutorial in ineffective management. Not ineffective in the sense that these behaviors get the person fired from their job. Not at all. No, these appear to be the techniques that are embraced by those who are enthralled with their status as a middle manager, enjoy having authority over others, and, even if they hate their job, they realize it sure beats doing real work.

1. They love to schedule meetings.
2. A meeting that runs on beyond all reasonable boundaries of time is to them, well, just another meeting.
3. They have no respect for anybody else's time or calendar needs.
4. They are unable to give a simple answer to a simple question. In fact, they don't seem to know what is meant by the phrase, "a simple question."
5. They always reference other peoples work and theories as a rationale for their behavior.
6. They give good face: Always pleasant and positive in public.
7. They behave like an insecure, rude and selfish person in private and behind other's backs.
8. Finally, they live with the (hopefully) secret knowledge that, if their job should be eliminated tomorrow, nothing would change for the worse where they work.

These traits keep this body of highly ineffective people busy all day and all week. But it leaves them despised by their subordinates. In the wake of their "work" they leave a trail of unhappy employees who are frequently compromised in their productivity owing to the distraction of a constantly interfering manager.

So far my involvement is only peripheral. But coming from a self-employed background running my own business, it's impossible not to notice the immediate and compromising effects of "stratified" management. There'd be some real savings coming about on the cost side of the equation if it were my business.  But it's not. And there are certain advantages to that, as well.

If you, after reviewing the above, you think you have what it takes to launch a career in middle management you might want to check this out:

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