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Bad managerial style: The Merry-Go-Round
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Bad managerial style: The Merry-Go-Round

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Ted Bauer
Sep 07, 2015
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Merry Go Round Managerial Style is bad

Cool idea, from here:

By placing myself in the center of everything, my leadership was like the middle pole of a merry-go-round. There was plenty of action and excitement revolving around me—and the illusion of movement—but we were firmly planted in one spot the whole time, going around in circles. Here's how I learned to stop the ride and start moving f…

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