CHAPTER 2
Destructive Management
Our attention becomes fixated on those at the top. We live the myth that if you do not have sponsorship from the top, you cannot realize your intentions.—PETER BLOCK, STEWARDSHIP
SYMPTOMS OF DESTRUCTIVE MANAGEMENT
Destructive management is really a collection of symptoms of ill-fitting practices for the modern workplace. They result from misjudged or uninformed choices. Mostly the symptoms present themselves when a steward doesn’t shift along with the demands of today’s workforce and workplace expectations.
Their impacts on people and the organization vary, depending on the length the symptoms go unaddressed. If you think of destructive management like a disease, people and the organization can’t perform at their ...
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