Believe it or not brain based research points to reasons for bad leadership - where few people think to look.
Workers suffer daily from poor decisions made while bad bosses get rewarded because…
1. Blame usurps the courage it takes for change. Look at those who learn the skills for change that improve any workplace and you’ll also see laughter, good will and passion for growth.
2. Action plans for peaceful solutions appear missing on the opposite side. Consider the person who longs for peace when a leader insists on war, for instance. Naming the problem repeatedly can add an advantage to the bad leader … if there is no solution to violence proposed.
3. Poor tone separates decisions from benefits that could come from other choices. Some people just open their mouths and those with less confidence back off. Others shoot back words that attack and tear down. In either case those deeper issues and creative openings disappear from a stage set more cold wars that consensus.
4. Talents for innovation take a back seat to comfort with the status quo, or regrets over a past mistake. Observe people who lock their brains into Hebbian status at your workplace and you’ll also see brilliant talents buried at every juncture.
5. Meta messages blind people to real motives and meanings. Check out people’s meaning by simply asking for specific examples of what they say …. Then offer genuine solutions by valuing some shared goal for growth and offering one small insight that could help them to solve an underlying problem that blocks that goal.
Would you agree that bad bosses make dangerous decisions whenever we allow them to move a firm against the extravagant capital of the human brain?
New research helps workers and leaders alike to …
- Propose ways to keep the best business ideas at the helm
- Create action plans for lasting change where you work
- Use tone tactics to disagree and respect others simultaneously
- Toss unique talents into the ring for bottom line benefits
- Replace meta messages with authentic communications
What do you think?
I agree. They probably do it because they know that they can blame it on employees. They could just insert the responsibility and be on their way.
Posted by: Charlie | August 7, 2007 9:44 PM | Permalink to Comment