Everyone loves a meeting–especially an early morning command and staff meeting. It’s all the better if the battalion commander is in a sour mood and proceeds to verbally slaughter the staff in front of everyone present. (The company commanders will rarely get such treatment, of course.)
So, commanders, just in case you’ve been on leave and have fallen out of practice, leadership guru Michael Hyatt offers a short list of ways to kill the morale of your command and staff. I’ve seen this stuff in action; believe me, it works!
[Click the headline to read them all.]
Thirteen Ways to Frustrate Your Employeeshttp://michaelhyatt.com/thirteen-ways-to-frustrate-your-employees.htmlSo, just for fun, I thought I would share these lessons as positives rather than negatives. If your goal is to frustrate—or even exasperate—your employees, here are thirteen ways to do it:
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3. Reprimand them in front of their peers.
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5. Don’t bother stating your expectations.
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7. Focus on superficial things rather than substance.
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13. Be moody.
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Of course, if you’re not the manic-depressive commander from hell, then you’ll recognize these as things to avoid.
Oh yeah, if you find yourself in a meeting chewing out your chaplain for no good reason, that’s the sign! You need to back off and reexamine the meaning of leadership.
