7 Signs of a Bad Leader

Many of us remember our worst leaders and for some of us we still are working with them.

Below are 7 signs to find out if you are reporting into a bad leader. Feel free to respond with other signs that you think are worthy noting.

#7. You email updates to your leader and he/she never reads them

#6. You're told you have to work late on a presentation that's never used

#5. Your leader asks you to do something on Monday (something that normally takes a week to complete) and you are asked on Tuesday if it's already done.

#4. You tell your boss you can't get it done and all he/she repeatedly says is "why?", no matter how good of a reason you give.

#3. Thinks he/she is always right and is just plain stubborn

#2. Has no life and works under the impression that you don't have one either

#1. Only manages up, not down

For those of you interviewing, here are three simple questions you can ask your potential leader:

1. If I asked your employees about what you could improve as a leader, what would it be?

2. How do you foster a work/life balance environment within your team?

3. What keeps you busy outside of work?

Hope this helps. Let me know what you think.

Bernardo Tirado, PMP

Bernardo is a Behavioral Scientist and Industrial Psychologist with certifications in Six Sigma, Project Management, and Agile/Scrum. He covers leadership and technology for PsychologyToday.com.

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