The Toxic Boss Syndrome
I found an interesting article on about.com that answers a question I posed last month about task vs. people oriented bosses. This article is called The Toxic Boss Syndrome. Toxic Bosses are described as people who "sap the energy of the individuals in their groups. They are belittling, petty and loud. They consider themselves better than everyone else and they don't care who knows it. All they care about is "getting the job done". Or maybe it's "straightening this place out". In their drive to achieve their goal they ignore or overlook the other people in the organization." The article went on to say "They can significantly decrease production and increase cost. They can make a large company an unpleasant place to work, and they can kill a small company." I think this article basically answers the question I previously asked about managerial style.
This information was taken from management.about.com
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