http://www.businessmanagementlife.com/2008/01/27/leaders-asleep-at-the-wheel/ The art of business management brought to life Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://www.businessmanagementlife.com/2008/01/27/leaders-asleep-at-the-wheel/#comment-420 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:24:28 +0000 http://www.businessmanagementlife.com/2008/01/27/leaders-asleep-at-the-wheel/#comment-420 One of the more iinsidious characteristics of 'weak leadership' is the weak leaders need to control. This leads to management policy and systems that micromanage knowledge workers. By taking the control to balance their work responsibilities and life needs away and vesting it in a 'one size fits all system', the weak leader further insures his associates will view their position with the Company as a job, and not a career. Retention of the best and brightest becomes a vague concept, while turnover becomes a reality. The accounting profession is notorious for this and boasts an 80% turnover during the first 5 years of employment to prove it. Great article, Sue. I enjoyed it. One of the more iinsidious characteristics of ‘weak leadership’ is the weak leaders need to control. This leads to management policy and systems that micromanage knowledge workers. By taking the control to balance their work responsibilities and life needs away and vesting it in a ‘one size fits all system’, the weak leader further insures his associates will view their position with the Company as a job, and not a career. Retention of the best and brightest becomes a vague concept, while turnover becomes a reality. The accounting profession is notorious for this and boasts an 80% turnover during the first 5 years of employment to prove it. Great article, Sue. I enjoyed it.

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