Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bosses return to 1950s management style

This management style produces:
"We have too many workplaces which are toxic, by toxic I mean people aren't valued.

"Every organisation says 'people are our greatest asset' - my immediate response to that is then why do most organisations treat their employees like liabilities?"

I did not think it was a 'return to 1950s management style' as it seemed to be the modus operandi of the company I once worked for even before the Global Financial Crisis as it exhibits this trait:

They're also micromanaging and bossing their staff around, rather than engaging with them, she says.

"It sends a signal to employees that 'I don't trust you can do the job without being closely supervised', it equates not seeking input from anybody below senior executive level," she says.

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