Red Flags That Someone Is Not Fit to Lead People

Re:Red Flags That Someone Is Not Fit to Lead People by caramelcustard on Friday July 08, 2022 @10:20PM (#32030758)

In an act of slight contrarianism, i would add another one to the list: trying way too hard to be the complete opposite of a "self-centered narcissistic control-freak".

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Re:Red Flags That Someone Is Not Fit to Lead People by ifelsethenyeah on Friday July 08, 2022 @11:31PM (#32031324)

It depends if they're deficient in terms of: - Not protecting the team from unreasonable demands and/or blame from the organization - Doesn't ensure the work environment stays civilized for all - Doesn't lead or set an example where necessary

There are genuinely nice, civilized, respectable managers who aren't "trying too hard".

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Re:Red Flags That Someone Is Not Fit to Lead People by civilized on Friday July 08, 2022 @10:24PM (#32030787)

I think you can be in the top 5% of managers simply by not being obviously bad in the listed ways and perhaps a few others.

You may not have any real positive impact, but simply not doing harm goes a long way.

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Re:Red Flags That Someone Is Not Fit to Lead People by feet on Saturday July 09, 2022 @05:27AM (#32033358)

>not doing harm goes a long way.

Someone needs to tell this to US politicians and police officers

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