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By Susan M. Heathfield, About.com Guide to Human Resources since 2000

What Makes a Bad Boss - Bad?

Sunday June 22, 2008

Bad bosses posts, no matter how old, continue to draw attention on the site. I know because I receive an email every time a reader posts to an older blog. Four new posts this week alone are worth your attention. What makes a bad boss bad? According to almost ten thousand of my readers, the lack of clear direction is the biggest failing. If you are a boss, are you listening?

Take a look at the comments - amazing - and vote in my poll if you haven't already. What makes a bad boss - bad?

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July 2, 2008 at 3:26 pm
(1) David says:

We have all had bad bosses, past, present and future, but what about the bad EMPLOYEES? I am a manager of 12 people and while I am not perfect I really try to be fair and give my staff the tools needed for success. I work on being decisive because I know how hard that is. But seeing things from the other side there are so many bad employees — people who complain and bitch and belittle just because they have no faith in themselves. A lazy employee with a lot of attitude can drive any boss to distraction. So it goes both ways.

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