Why are there so many bad managers in the workforce, and why are they protected by their companies?

Bad managers for some reason tends to be favored because of the value they they bring to a company. Many employees have had an experience with bad managers in the workforce.

These managers don’t just authorize well, terribly give feedback, or are just morons. Have you wondered why there are many bad managers? And why do organizations hire them? Or how they manage to stay at their job? In this post, let’s look at some reasons why.

Bad Managers who were promoted for being good at Something Else

These are people who became managers because they were doing something else well. For example, a person can be great at communication skills, accounting, and many other skills before being promoted to the management role.

It happens that management is the next role on the ladder. But, skills needed in management were different from the skills they had. Such people are brilliant and talented, but not great when it comes to management.

Bad Managers have little or no training on Management

Frequently, new managers are just promoted or given management roles with little or no guidance.

New managers should be guided on how to take on their new roles. They should not just be left to figure things out on their own.

Training in a management role should not last just a day or two, which is not enough. A manager should be trained well to impact the team members and drive results in the organization.

Managing well is not easy

To manage other workers well, you need to understand some challenging tasks.

These tasks include setting goals that are realistic and ambitious on behalf of others, giving feedback that is clear and specific and others. As a manager, you need to understand how not to over-monitor your workers.

Another thing, you must know how to switch your management style for different employees. And many other management responsibilities.

These management roles are not easy. Especially if you have no training or good mentorship at managing, you will struggle to administer these roles.

Bad Manager’s Incompetence is more visible

In the workplace, one might think incompetence is more visible from workers in other roles than management. But that is not the case. Incompetence is more visible when there is a bad manager.

In a team, when an individual is bad at his or her job, his or her colleagues might not notice it. Since a manager is in charge of assessing work, he or she should be the one to notice it.

A bad manager fails at noticing failing employees. This could impact the quality of life and success of the whole team. It is easier to notice a bad manager than a colleague.

People above bad managers don’t know how to judge or spot good and bad management

In the workplace, there could be confusion about what good management should look like, or how to measure management.

To be clear, management is about building a great team that delivers results in the long term.

However, some employers are not sure on how to tell if their managers are effective or not. And they might take a long time to figure it out.

The company focuses on their other skills

A manager might be bad at managing staff but be a great strategist or be good at raising money.

The employer might not care about the deficit in management but those other skills. This way, a bad manager ends up staying at their roles which makes the team members miserable.

Organizations are Slow at Firing Managers

In many organizations when they realize they have a bad manager, they are often slow to act. Even when staff is complaining, they usually give a bad manager the benefit of doubt.

They mostly figure that having a less experienced manager is better than having a vacancy at the management level. A vacancy calls for finding a new manager and training them.

Bad Managers Relationships with Employers

Some employers choose their managers depending on their relationships. Other than choosing a person qualified to be a manager, they choose a person they trust even if they are not qualified to be managers.

These managers tend to be incompetent in their roles and blame other workers for their failure. This is because they have close links with the employer. Such managers end up staying in an organization for a long.

Competition for Management Roles

In the workplace, a manager is in charge of a team. The competition for manager positions in organizations is pretty high.

Due to this, you find that most managers are at entry-level in management positions. Most of them lack experience in managing staff. These managers end up becoming bad managers at their companies.

History of Success among Bad Managers

Successful employees usually get promoted to management positions. This is success in their field of work which might not be related to management. This means they get promoted to their level of incompetence.

They end up becoming bad managers to their subordinates. But since they succeeded in previous roles, the companies give them time and hope that they will improve.

Management role is crucial in any organization. Despite managing staff in a good way, a good manager should also get results and ensure high productivity. Good management should also start at the employer. If the top management is weak, there will be poor management at all levels in the company. Identifying characteristics of a bad managers can help the employer deal with this managers.     

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