08/21/2017

Never Push Loyal Employees to the Point They No Longer Care

Employees want meaningful work, and they want autonomy in how they work

People don’t leave bad companies. They leave bad bosses. The worst place an employee can be, is stuck in an organization with a micro-manager that doesn't care and there are no opportunities for growth and advancement.

Employees want meaningful work, and they want autonomy in how they work. No matter how great a company’s products and/or services may be, if management is dysfunctional, that company will have serious problems. The typical 'bad boss' spends their time directing employees rather than empowering them. Micromanaging is oppressive, fosters anxiety and creates a high stress work environment. Eventually, employees will become disenchanted and quit to work for another company.

In my early career, I worked for a company that employed scientific management to boost productivity. They put profit above people and sought to gain every ounce of productivity out of employees. We didn’t even stop much to celebrate the teams’ successes. It was about quickly moving along to the next goal. There was no real leadership (vision and inspiration) only management (command and control). The culture was basically do as you are told. Suggestions and recommendations by employees and even results of viewpoint surveys were often ignored. Management didn't accept negative results. Their analysis of such results centered on whether employees understood the questions which was an insult to our intelligence.

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