{"id":75,"date":"2026-03-31T10:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimistic-white-bear.167-86-108-143.cpanel.site\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/ignoring-bad-leadership-is-damaging-your-business\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:05:38","slug":"ignoring-bad-leadership-is-damaging-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.greenkeypersonaldevelopment.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/ignoring-bad-leadership-is-damaging-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignoring Bad Leadership is Damaging your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have all had at least one experience of poor or bad leadership. I could add “unfortunately” at the end of that sentence? In most cases it is a learning lesson for the employee to avoid such leaders and their behaviour in the future. In other words, it teaches a very good lesson and makes us wiser in our future job searches and appointments. What about the organisation, is it unfortunate for them? The answer is most likely “yes” for the obvious reasons such as loss of good employees, poor morale that leads to low employee engagement, low productivity and ultimately increased sickness and absenteeism. The 2022 Gallup poll stated that “60% of employees are disengaged at a cost of US$8.8 trillion to business globally.” If that doesn’t make your ears prick up or hair stand on end, then I don’t know what will.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the top-rated worst leadership behaviours according to a survey conducted by Bamboo HR of 1000 employees:<\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Your boss takes credit for your work<\/span><\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss doesn’t trust or empower you<\/span><\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss doesn’t care if you are overworked<\/span><\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss doesn’t advocate for you when it comes to compensation<\/span><\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss hires and\/or promotes the wrong people <\/span><\/td>\n56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss doesn’t back you up when there is a dispute <\/span><\/td>\n55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss doesn’t provide proper direction on assignment\/roles <\/span><\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss micromanages and doesn’t allow you freedom to work<\/span><\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss focuses more on your weaknesses than strengths <\/span><\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your boss doesn’t set clear expectations <\/span><\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

On top of these reasons, Gallup together with Workhuman in a survey conducted in May 2023 established an extensive connection between employee recognition and wellbeing, finding that “employees who receive the right amount of recognition for the work they do suffer from lower burnout, enjoy improved daily emotions and stronger relations with their co-workers.”<\/span><\/p>\n

What does Gallup consider to be wellbeing? This is divided into different aspects of wellbeing:<\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n