Here’s a link to an “oldie but goodie,” (2007) including my comment on David Maister’s excellent blog added to a long thread about why bad management persists.
http://davidmaister.com/blog/477/Why-Does-Bad-Management-Thrive-So-Much
There are certainly a lot of credible reasons to hesitate to talk to a professional about problems and situations that have a personal, emotional piece.
It was never totally clear to me what the characteristics were of someone choosing to seek consultation. It wasn’t always an outright crisis, but sometimes
Being arbitrary and capricious generate their own problems, and are seldom part of any healthy workplace culture.
Contrary to some schools of thought, successful “people management” is not really a science – it’s more of an art. But it’s also a skill that can
