Any manager can change their approach, behavior and deliver more results and enjoy doing their job. Here are the traits that hinder a leader’s work.

Underestimates requirements

The first sign of weakness is that the leader lowers his or her expectations. He is soft and does not want to put pressure on his subordinates. But you need to realize one thing: people don’t always work at their full potential. They tend to get upset, distracted, surf social media, and be lazy. To work at your best, you need to make an effort. And people often just don’t want to exert themselves. However, one of the most important aspects of a manager’s job is to help subordinates not to be lazy, to make efforts and complete tasks in accordance with the priorities set.

Gives out ready-made solutions

This kind of leader knows the answers to all questions, likes to make decisions, and thinks he or she is the most competent. But he doesn’t realize one thing: this behavior teaches his subordinates not to think and not to take responsibility. He encourages this with his attention, time, and so on. And as a result, he gets subordinates who do not want to make decisions on their own. And as soon as this manager has to go somewhere or is busy with something, all work stops. Of course, the question arises: “Is it normal for subordinates to be unable to make decisions on their own?”

Engaging in micromanagement

Micromanagement is a situation when a manager tries to control every step of his or her subordinates. It’s important for him to see every document they make and monitor their every action. They must first approve with him and show him every intermediate stage of the work. There are two main drawbacks to micromanagement:

Falling into workaholism

This is the kind of manager who thinks: “I will work myself to death and work all my subordinates to death.” He works hard, spends most of his time at work, and believes that he is very efficient and hardworking. And in this way, he tries to set an example for everyone. But this approach only shows one thing: this person does not know how to manage his own time and plan his work. People who build big businesses and earn millions do not work a thousand times more than an average employee.

Time does not determine your success. Time doesn’t determine how much money you’ll make or how big your company will be. It determines your planning and ability to prioritize. When it comes to performance planning, there is a very simple principle: to realize a global goal, you need to take small steps towards it every day. In other words, you need to pay attention to the tasks that are prioritized for this achievement every day. Not just doing everything that falls to you, but what really leads to the goal.

Only noticing the negative

Quite often, managers pay attention only to negative aspects and mistakes. An employee makes a mistake somewhere, fails to take something into account, and the manager immediately jumps on that employee and reprimands him or her. Only yesterday, this person fulfilled his or her plan, brought results, and coped well with the tasks. But no one noticed. When you work as a manager, you develop this type of behavior over time.