4 Types Of Bad Bosses

There are a lot of bad bosses out there. In a recent survey, the majority of workers reported they either had worked or currently work for a micromanager. And micromanagers aren’t the only types of bad bosses out there. So, it’s safe to assume a significant percentage of bosses are…less than ideal.

But here’s the uncomfortable truth about bad bosses. Most of them don’t know they’re bad. Most of them don’t think they’re bad. And in fact, most of them aren’t bad. They just need to shift their style a little bit.

Leaders are constantly balancing two tensions on the culture of their teams. One tension is between people and productivity-how much do we emphasis tasks and objectives and how much do we focus on people? The second tension is between rules and risk-how much do I enforce the letter of the law and how much do I trust my team to take risks?

And bad bosses are usually just overemphasizing one of these elements. That overemphasis creates four distinct types of bad bosses. And in this article, we’ll review all four and offer some suggestions on how to keep things in balance.

Toxic Boss

The first type of bad boss is a toxic boss. This is the leader that focuses too much on the productivity element. Toxic leaders want to win at all costs and drive their team to make their numbers and hit their…