Comments on: 37 Unhabits of Highly Successful Managers http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:13:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309588 David Zinger Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:13:25 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309588 <p>Yikes,</p> <p>Funny but not funny at all. I am worried that she might adopt these principles as the core competencies for training others.</p> <p>David</p> Yikes,

Funny but not funny at all. I am worried that she might adopt these principles as the core competencies for training others.

David

]]> By: WriterWriter http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309421 WriterWriter Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:10:40 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309421 <p>Wow.... do you know my ex boss? Worst boss I ever had. She was a desperation hire on the part of the company we worked for. She had no background in her job but she was willing to take on a very disliked location.</p> <p>Once there, she set about alienating everyone, including other managers who'd proivded her a lot of help and support - ie. time teaching her her job.....</p> <p>She would pit employees against each other, belittle people in public, make unfounded claims, and generally treat people like garbage. She went so far as to write a slanderous letter to HR about one employee, who took stress leave for the first tme in their 30 year career.</p> <p>The kicker? Our city is in a desperate employment situation - far too few people for the number of jobs available. This terrible manager has managed to get a job in the organisation training other managers. The company must be really desperate!</p> <p>Hilarious. She is THE worst person for the job. Those of us who've worked for her have taken bets to see how long she lasts; we think they've hired her in order to let her rise to her level of incompetence. About two inches off the floor we figure.</p> Wow…. do you know my ex boss? Worst boss I ever had. She was a desperation hire on the part of the company we worked for. She had no background in her job but she was willing to take on a very disliked location.

Once there, she set about alienating everyone, including other managers who’d proivded her a lot of help and support – ie. time teaching her her job…..

She would pit employees against each other, belittle people in public, make unfounded claims, and generally treat people like garbage. She went so far as to write a slanderous letter to HR about one employee, who took stress leave for the first tme in their 30 year career.

The kicker? Our city is in a desperate employment situation – far too few people for the number of jobs available. This terrible manager has managed to get a job in the organisation training other managers. The company must be really desperate!

Hilarious. She is THE worst person for the job. Those of us who’ve worked for her have taken bets to see how long she lasts; we think they’ve hired her in order to let her rise to her level of incompetence. About two inches off the floor we figure.

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309408 David Zinger Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:58:34 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309408 <p>And perhaps even worse, there are people following these habits. Good point from greatmanagement.</p> And perhaps even worse, there are people following these habits. Good point from greatmanagement.

]]> By: greatmanagement http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309401 greatmanagement Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:44:51 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309401 <p>LOL</p> <p>Problem we have, is there are people still teaching some of these habits!</p> <p>Andrew</p> LOL

Problem we have, is there are people still teaching some of these habits!

Andrew

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309384 David Zinger Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:44:41 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309384 <p>Diane, I agree that working together through our humaness would resolve a lot as opposed to making objects of our humaness by calling people resources or captial. Work is personal! Thank you. David</p> Diane,
I agree that working together through our humaness would resolve a lot as opposed to making objects of our humaness by calling people resources or captial. Work is personal! Thank you.
David

]]> By: Diane http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309358 Diane Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:21:50 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309358 <p>"Refer to the people who work for you as human resources or human capital rather than living breathing complex people."</p> <p>Wouldn't this resolve a lot of problems. I am always troubled when I hear that what is important is what you bring to the organisation...should we not be working for other reasons as well. Can't someone come up with a course to managers to teach them that performance at all cost is not everything? We are not robots and I am thrilled to read Mr. Turek's comment:"my management of professional consultants taught me that if you care deeply about people’s careers and strongly link that to what they are doing for the company today, people will do just about anything for you. He adds this is personal. I think he should spread the word...</p> “Refer to the people who work for you as human resources or human capital rather than living breathing complex people.”

Wouldn’t this resolve a lot of problems. I am always troubled when I hear that what is important is what you bring to the organisation…should we not be working for other reasons as well. Can’t someone come up with a course to managers to teach them that performance at all cost is not everything? We are not robots and I am thrilled to read Mr. Turek’s comment:”my management of professional consultants taught me that if you care deeply about people’s careers and strongly link that to what they are doing for the company today, people will do just about anything for you. He adds this is personal. I think he should spread the word…

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309353 David Zinger Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:00:51 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309353 <p>Bob,</p> <p>I appreciate your conclusion, of course for me this would be a habit not an unhabit. Thanks.</p> <p>David</p> Bob,

I appreciate your conclusion, of course for me this would be a habit not an unhabit. Thanks.

David

]]> By: Bob Turek http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309355 Bob Turek Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:03:18 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309355 <p>This list is good although it begs for some type of positive summation- I'll try with an example: my management of professional consultants taught me that if you care deeply about people's careers and strongly link that to what they are doing for the company today, people will do just about anything for you. It IS personal.</p> This list is good although it begs for some type of positive summation- I’ll try with an example: my management of professional consultants taught me that if you care deeply about people’s careers and strongly link that to what they are doing for the company today, people will do just about anything for you. It IS personal.

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309359 David Zinger Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:05:17 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309359 <p>Miki,</p> <p>Yes the points could be used to unlead or unmanage. I hope the political leaders read your post and decide to undo some of the things they have done. David</p> Miki,

Yes the points could be used to unlead or unmanage. I hope the political leaders read your post and decide to undo some of the things they have done.
David

]]> By: Miki Saxon http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-309360 Miki Saxon Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:21:11 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/33-unhabits-of-highly-successful-managers.html#comment-309360 <p>David, it's definitely a WOW list for management, but if you really want to have some fun try applying it to "leaders," especially those in politics. In fact, I think I'll borrow it and do just that at www.leadershipturn.com. It certainly dovetails with the quote I used today.</p> David, it’s definitely a WOW list for management, but if you really want to have some fun try applying it to “leaders,” especially those in politics. In fact, I think I’ll borrow it and do just that at http://www.leadershipturn.com. It certainly dovetails with the quote I used today.

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