Why does a toxic manager keep getting promoted?
As a leader, always remember that there’s no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your organisation.
“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” – Jack Welch.
Leadership is one of the most important factors determining the success of a company. Bad leadership leads to poor employee retention and demotivates the remaining employees, causing them to be less productive than they would otherwise be.
The big question is, what makes toxic managers keep getting rewarded in a form of promotions when they are actually bringing the company down? Well, firstly, let me make this important statement: when bad managers get ahead, it is a sign of organisational dysfunction. When dysfunction reigns, toxic managers thrive.
This simply means organisational dysfunction is the number one reason these ineffective managers get promoted, period. I’m certain you’ve had a bad manager who seemed to fool everybody, you know the type. They threaten people using their positional power, play favourites, fire off last-minute requests, call in demands and take sole credit for a team’s effort. But here is the most frustrating part – they keep getting promoted, that really hurts.
As a leader, always remember that there’s no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your organisation. Yes, no leader is perfect. Each one has his or her strengths and weaknesses. An effective leader, however, takes the time to pause, reflect and analyse where they are weak so they can take measures to mitigate or prevent these issues from affecting the organisation.
“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humour, but without folly.” – Jim Rohn.
