by Liane Davey | May 25, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Selfish leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as the self-centred, egotistical folks who think that leadership is all about them. As Vince says “They don’t seem to care about the company they lead, the employees or customers. All they...
by Liane Davey | Apr 23, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Childish leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as infantile, immature people who happen to wear suits and sit in corner offices. As Vince says “They have the emotional maturity of a two-year-old, so when they don’t get their way they...
by Liane Davey | Mar 5, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories
Lazy leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as the “leaders who think that their job is to get everyone else to do absolutely everything and don’t work hard themselves.” You know you’re dealing with one of these when there’s lots of...
by Liane Davey | Feb 23, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, How to fix teams
Strong and overpowering leaders threaten the ability of their teams to solve problems. This is the conclusion of fascinating new research into the effects of power in teams. The research, conducted by Tost, Gino, and Larrick, (Academy of Management Journal) examined...
by Liane Davey | Feb 12, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness
Wimpy leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro defines wimpy leaders as the “leaders who don’t have the courage or the stomach for the role. The ones who always take the easy way out, don’t do the difficult things.” You know you’re dealing with one of...
by Liane Davey | Feb 9, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories
I’m really fortunate that I get to work with many really smart, classy team leaders. It’s not very often that I come across one who so profoundly confounds and disappoints me that I have to share my frustration with you. I share it in hopes that someone...
