Would you like to be a great manager? One of the paths to great management is avoiding common mistakes that managers make when they lead employees. Mistakes by managers are so common that it's tough to identify all of them. But, I'm trying.
You have the potential to be a great manager. These mistakes will derail you and destroy your relationship with the employees who report to you. If your motivation is to be a great manager, these mistakes are easy to avoid.
If your motivation is power, control, self-promotion, or self-aggrandizement, you will fall into these traps every time. With the wrong motivation, you won't put employees first and you'll end up compromising your work success, too.
Employees are not the only people affected by dumb things managers do. Colleagues observe and withdraw their trust and faith, too. Committing these 10 dumb mistakes is a recipe for career failure. Don't go there. You can do better than that.
In earlier articles, I reviewed 10 mistakes managers make managing people. I also offered 5 dumb things managers do. You'll want to take a look at these pieces for additional insight into dumb things managers do.
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