Our Main category to highlight every post written about a dumb leader. Whether it’s history, in the news, a readers contribution or a post from the handbook, you’ll find it hear.
Lazy Leadership You might have caught me using the term “Lazy Leadership” in my articles So here is my non-definitive list of lazy leadership. Lazy Leaders: Don’t have a personal growth plan Think they are better than they actually are Treat everyone the same Don’t care how they are perceived Don’t “do” feedback unless they […]
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The Dumb Leader drove away from the state meeting with his mind churning. The meeting was full of information and new upcoming strategies. Seasoned branch and regional managers filled the room, listening in earnest as the state manager outlined the strategy and the initiatives for the coming year. It was a day of delivery from
#4 The Blissfully Ignorant – They Don’t Ask Questions. Read More »
In doing research for The Dumb Leaders I have come across some really dumb things attributed to our leaders. While these quotes aren’t all world leaders, some are from influencers. Heaven Forbid. I thought I would share ten of them. [spp-tweet tweet=””They misunderestimated me.” —President George W. Bush #dumb #quotes”] [spp-tweet tweet=””I’m not a dictator.
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Originally published on Linkedin Hands Up if you have ever heard those terms in your corporate career? The Powers to Be or That Powers that Be. Usually uttered by line managers when communicating anything they don’t agree with to their team. Maybe you have heard these examples. “It’s not my decision to reduce our salary
The Powers That Be : The Crux of Poor Leaders Everywhere. Read More »
Think They Have to Have all the Answers. This is one of the classic problems that many leaders fall into. Especially prelevant amongst front- line and first time leaders, the belief that now as a leader they need to have all the answers. It’s overwhelming for leaders but a learning process follows that should enable
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Originally published here. A probation period is now seen as a normal course of business events. Some industries goes as far as “auditioning” or trialling for a job. We understand this is sometimes needed, especially when working through services to be offered so the potential applicant compliment the standards the company expects. The one thing
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Dumb Leaders Through History – George Bush and Hurricane Katrina When a nation suffers a natural disaster, the people look to their leaders to stand strong. They look to their leaders to set direction, to administer the efforts to rebuild and help the affected. This is a story on a dumb leader president and how
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Much has been written and said in recent times on the Gold Coast Titans and their start recruit player, Jarryd Hayne. While much of the focus was on the relationship between and Hayne and coach Neil Henry, the fact that dumb leadership was seen at many different levels. There are lessons to be learnt for
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STUCK AT SIGN-OFF. “Hey Dumb Leaders Handbook, we have a dumb leader where I work. We’ve ground to a halt. She has her hands on everything” We have all had those bosses that insist on having sign-off on everything. It’s frustrating and mostly unnecessary. This story was shared by a Sydney reader, as he regaled
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Think They Have all the Answers. The Dumb Leader pulled his team member aside at the break of the meeting. He praised them for the leadership development session they had just run for the team. During the conversation he informed them it was one of the best ones he had sat in. The self-rightous leader
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