With a thank you to Clint Eastwood, let me share with you what is good about a good leader and what’s bad about a bad leader. The “ugly” is made up of two situations that bad leaders can create.
The good from good leaders:
The team works as a team, not just as a group of individuals.
The team’s members work to achieve a common objective.
Team members support each other.
The team is prepared to put in extra effort when required.
Team members aim for excellence, not just for doing their jobs.
Task assignments are clear.
The bad from bad team leaders:
The group is unclear about what it has to do.
The group is not motivated, so tasks take longer than they should or may not even get completed.
The individuals don’t work as a team and consequently don’t perform as well as a real team.
The group won’t be able to sustain a workload under pressure.
The ugly from a bad team leader:
Time and resources may be wasted, and the job may not be done properly.
Turnover will be high, as employees leave rather than stay in such an environment.