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Okay, I was just curious if you guys think calling out employees or trying to embaress employees is an effective management style?
Do you think it's motivating or do you think it negatively affects employee morale?
Reason I ask I have a new boss, he always sends out reports with top employees in terms of sales which I think is a good thing, creates some competition, rewards performers, etc.
Basically I work in banking so there's lots of upsellls and product addons they want us to do. We rolled out a new product about a week ago and anyone who hasn't sold one yet was put on this list which was sent out to all employees, all office and all managers.
This kind of rubbed me the wrong way. First off I think it's too soon to jump on people less than a week into this new product but even so I think embaressing or calling out employees isn't an effective management style. I don't think it's going to make anyone more productive if anything I think those employees will be less motivated and kind of deterred. I wasn't on the list but even I don't like the guy as I don't agree with that management style
I think there are more effective ways to manage people and this method if used at all should be a last resort but I personally think it shows failure as a manager if you have to resort to this to motivate people.
I've worked for many employers who would try to embarrass their employees by posting/comparing stats and the like in public places for all to see within the employers building.
No decent manager would ever do that... then again, there aren't very many decent managers out there. Most managers aren't trained well. Back in the day, managers were literally shuttled to management seminars and given extensive management training. Most companies now do not want to pay to do this. Also, many companies seem to want to hire or promote employees that have poor personalities for management. Just because someone excelled at their previous position, does not mean they will excell in their future one... especially a position that requires the patience and specific psych traits that a management position does.
Most managers are poor.
Sadly, that could be changed if more employers were willing to invest in their staff... but more CEO's making more money wins out every time and the rest suffer.
Johnny nailed it. It is completely unprofessional to criticize with a blast email. It hurts employee morale for the whole department, not just the underperforming employees. I would look for another job, if that was my boss.
It is only an effective technique if you want to create a working environment that is full of paranoid insecure people. Any incentive to work together will be destroyed for fear that the other guy will get the credit and you will be criticized.
Agreed. It's not leadership, It's using fear and intimidation and unless one is an organized crime boss has no place in a professional workplace.
Management means leadership, Being firm about the rules and motivating employees to be successful. It is not about winning the popularity contest but being an effective leader without turning dictator is important.
My boss shouts and or whines at the top of his lungs. Sometimes he sounds like an angry caged animal. It's very creepy.
I know I don't like it. It also gives you the feeling that your boss is a stalker because he hates being ignored and hovers a lot. I'm sure everyone else at work hates it too.
I refer to this style as Frat management........as I have not grown up enough as a manger to stop acting like it's sand box time. A nicer way is micromanagement.
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