Tell tale signs of a bad boss

We have all at one time worked with someone who we think was a bad boss.

They are the ones who bully, who only care about themselves and their own career, the ones who hide behind others or the ones that drive you mad by trying to tell you how to do your job.

Bad bosses can cause so much unnecessary stress in the work place and are a major cause of reduced productivity and performance.

1. The Ego-Tripper – a boss that is arrogant, shows off at any opportunity and is in constant need of boosting his or her ego
2. The Coward – a boss that takes on no accountability and often hides behind others
3. The Micromanager – a boss that believes he knows how others should do their job, who can’t trust people to just get on with their job and instead and micro-manages everything they do
4. The Incapable – a boss that has been promoted beyond his or her capabilities, has no clue how to do the job and has lost all respect of subordinates and co-workers
5. The Over-friendly Mate – a boss that inappropriately wants to be your best mate or nearest friend
6. The Bad Communicator – a boss that is unable to communicate anything effectively, be it the corporate strategy or individual performance feedback
7. The Plagiarizer – a boss that takes credit for other people’s work or ideas and passes it off as his own (especially to his or her boss)
8. The Negative – a boss that just can’t say anything positive and instead turns everything into doom-and-gloom
9. The Ego-Centric – a boss that doesn’t care about the people who work for him and is not interested in helping, coaching and developing anyone else but himself
10. The Criticizer– a boss that is quick to critisize mistakes others make and is unable to provide constructive feedback