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Read previewA CEO caused a stir on X with a post about the workplace culture he promotes. Rob Dance, who is the founder of Rock, one of the UK's largest IT consultancies, wrote a list on a whiteboard of things he was "sick of hearing" from his employees. Some people responded to the thread, thinking Dance was suggesting he expected his employees to always be at their desks. "Well, I would also say that means you're extremely stressed, and you're going to burn out," she added. "Rather than driving to the point where they start adopting destructive behaviors that affect themselves or affect the company."
Persons: , Rob Dance, I've, Gandy, Gen Xers, There's, Kevin Legg, Sage, Legg Organizations: Service, Business, Skillsoft, Junior, CNBC, Gartner Locations: millennials
The "undermanaging" boss can be as toxic as micromanagers, a workplace expert said. A pushover boss can also hinder an employee's professional development. The undermanaging boss falters at the prospect of making difficult decisions and "will experience decision paralysis, making a bad situation even worse," according to Legg. Legg says that this type of manager is a "lazy boss who lacks the courage or work ethic to really coach and lead." Cain said the characteristics of a pushover boss include indecisiveness, fleeing confrontation, going with the flow, and letting workers walk all over them.
Persons: Undermanagers, Kevin Legg, Sage, falters, Legg, Áine Cain, Cain, indecisiveness, isn't Organizations: Service, Privacy, Workers, CNBC Locations: Wall, Silicon
Bad bosses have always existed in the workplace — they are typically known as the toxic bully, who is overly demanding and critical. But there are three traits that are unexpected and more insidious, according to one workplace expert. But there are traits of bad bosses that are unexpected and more insidious, according to Kevin Legg, the founder of Sage, a company that helps design and develop training curriculums at work. A leader who talks a bit too much during meetings can be a bit irritating for sure, but … there are worse traits a boss can have, right?" "Some employees may embrace friendliness and start thinking they are 'mates,' which will make difficult decisions and requests harder [for bosses]," Legg added.
Persons: Kevin Legg, Sage, Legg, undermanaging, Lee, you've Organizations: Employees
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