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You’ve undoubtedly heard many suggestions for improving your leadership
skills. But all those high expectations can be so tiresome! Perhaps you
should just accept that employees will always hate you and that no more
promotions will be forthcoming. So if you want to relax, forget
self-improvement, and insure failure in your leadership role, simply
follow the suggestions below.
1.
Scream and yell whenever you’re frustrated.
After all, you’re the
boss, so why should you be expected to act like a grown-up?
2.
Spend most of the day in your office
working at your computer.
Conversing with people
just wastes time that could be better spent on producing actual work.
3.
Don’t waste time explaining the bigger
picture to employees.
They need to focus on
their own work and not be distracted by extraneous information.
4.
Never give people specific individual
goals to achieve.
They should simply do
whatever you tell them to.
5.
Always act as though you know the answer to
every question.
Saying “I don’t know”
might make you look weak. So it’s better to give a wrong answer than no
answer.
6.
Take all the credit for your department’s
accomplishments.
Since you’re the boss,
their success depends on you. They couldn’t possibly have done it
without you.
7.
Shift blame to others when something goes
wrong.
Employees have to be
held accountable for their errors. As the boss, you could never make a
mistake.
8.
Delay decisions as long as possible.
Employees must wait
until you’re ready to act. If that compresses the schedule, they can
work extra hours.
9.
Never praise good work.
You don’t want employees
to think they deserve special rewards. Their paycheck should be reward
enough.
10.
Avoid addressing performance issues with
problem employees.
You shouldn’t have to
tell them what they’re doing wrong. They should just know.
11.
But when you do correct people, be sure to
do it in front of others.
If you humiliate
employees in public, they are less likely to make the same mistake
again.
12.
Always insist on doing things your way.
Don’t consider different
approaches or ideas. After all, you’re perfect, so your way must be
best.
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