Bad bosses don’t wake up in the morning and ask themselves:
“How can I derail the corporate strategy today?”
Thunderbird research, based on
surveys and interviews with more than 250 managers in 37 countries, shows that
most ineffective leaders remain blissfully unaware of the harm they do to their
organisations. Only 35% of respondents at high-performing companies said their
leaders were doing a good job inspiring their teams to participate in strategic
initiatives.
In this video, Thunderbird School of Global Management Professors Kannan
Ramaswamy and Bill Youngdahl talk about the "hindrance trap" that catches
many leaders.
For more, see: http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/research/2012/08/24/when-bosses-do-harm-breaking-the-hindrance-trap/