There seems to be a real shortfall of good leadership and a huge surplus of poor, pathetic leadership in many companies today. One can easily find example after example of poor and pathetic leadership and the resulting impacts on employees in particular and the health of the business in general. So what are these poor and pathetic leadership styles? Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach offers a list of ten (10) poor and pathetic leadership styles.

Poor and pathetic leadership style #1: NON-VISIONARY
This style totally lacks a clearly defined and focused vision for the business.

Poor and Pathetic Leadership Style #2: UNETHICAL
This style has a complete lack of commitment to high ethical standards and high standards of personal conduct.

Poor and Pathetic Leadership Style #3: INFLEXIBLE
This style exhibits an unwillingness to adapt to change.

Poor and Pathetic Leadership Style #4: DISHONEST
This style has dishonesty and includes being prone to lying, cheating, and/or stealing.

Poor and pathetic leadership style #5: SELF-CENTRED
This style has the character of an egoist and someone who will always put himself above any other interest of the company and/or the employees.

Poor and Pathetic Leadership Style #6: INCOMPETENT
This style has someone with a lack of experience, skill and/or training to be a leader.

Poor and Pathetic Leadership Style #7: LOST CANON
This style has someone with a lack of self-control and discipline.

Poor and Pathetic Leadership Style #8: INDISPENSABLE
This style ignores or fails to take into account the needs, wants, and wishes of others, especially employees.

Poor and Pathetic Leadership Style #9: ISOLATOR
This style minimizes or ignores the needs and well-being of anyone outside the group or employees for whom they have direct responsibility.

Poor and pathetic leadership style #10: SABOTEUR
This style includes deliberate actions to interrupt, prevent, or in some way cause to fail or undermine the implementation of new ideas and changes or something the leader is opposed to doing.

Well, what are some of the impacts of these poor and pathetic leadership styles? A 2005 survey by Price Waterhouse Coopers found that American companies spent an average of 48 days and $3,270 filling a job opening. Another nationwide survey showed that 67% of working adults were actually looking for another job and another 34% planned to change employers in the next 3 years. The American Institute of Certified Accountants found that 83% of its member firms cited the inability to retain employees as a factor in their ability to grow their business. And another survey found that 85% of managers believed employees were leaving for pay or better opportunities, while 80% of employees said poor management practices or toxic cultures were the reasons they were leaving. . WOW – there seems to be a huge disconnect in this case. And if this is not enough to give you an idea of ​​the impact, I suggest you visit http://www.perfectlaborstorm.com and learn more.

Your strategic thinking business coach challenges you to have “zero tolerance” for any of these poor and pathetic leadership styles in your business or organization.