Bad Leadership

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Henry Ford said “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” (Ford n.p.) but what happens when a leader can’t find his own faults. In the following pages an example of a bad leader will be given. Then once the stage is set, a short analysis of his leadership behavior will be reviewed with support showing why the behavior is bad. Lastly, recommend course of action to improve a bad leader’s leadership skills.
Detail the experience
While stationed in Korea, the Operations Superintendent, hereinafter Sergeant Snuffy, left a lot to be desired. Sergeant Snuffy was of a different mindset than his peers. He was a do as I say and not as I do kind of leader. Sergeant Snuffy was very vocal about what he wanted but his presentation turned everyone against any of his demands. Sergeant Snuffy was never one to set the example but never let the opportunity pass to berate someone else for not setting the example. It appeared that it was ok for him not to do his job but should one miss a slight duty then punishment was sure to follow. Sergeant Snuffy’s expectation of us was way more than he gave of himself. Knowing this, as one can imagine morale, work quality, and dissidence was everywhere.
Analysis of the leadership behavior
Our readings defined a leader as “process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (as cited in Clark, 2013). Due to the exhibited behavior by Sergeant Snuffy he lacked the very essence of this definition even though he was the leader of the operations floor. Sergeant Snuffy was more of a boss than a leader. He was great at giving orders but is not someone that one would willingly follow. Sergeant Snuffy’s lack of effective communication skills left most ignoring whatever he had to say. Mos...

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...to fixing them if one is willing to put forth the effort it takes to try and be a good leader.

Works Cited

Beaubien, Greg. 1 Sept 2010. Does Authority Turn Good People into Bad Leaders? Public
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Clark, D.R. 19 Jul 13. Leading & Direction. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadled.html Green, Ronald M. 2012. Bad Leaders/Misleaders. Business and Society Review (00453609).
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Henry Ford. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013, from BrainyQuote.com

Web site: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/h/henryford121985.html

Myatt, Mike. 18 Oct 2012. 15 Ways to Identify Bad Leaders. Retrieved from:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/10/18/15-ways-to-identify-bad-leaders

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