by Eric Bailey

Created on: February 08, 2010

Although some supervisors provide efficient, responsible, exemplary leadership, others mishandle and mistreat their positions with astounding proficiency. Whether there is a sincere motivation behind such poor performance or it just happens naturally, there are certainly a handful of keys to being a misguided boss that thousands of managers across the world try in misguided attempts toward mediocrity. These tactics are often pursued by those too ignorant to realize that they offer more harm than good. Perhaps these suggestions should be given a chance.

Exhaustive Surveillance

Common sense dictates that employees work harder when they know they are being watched. Thus, it should only be reasonable to post closed-circuit camera in every office, cubicle, and other work areas. People love having the opportunity to show off, and being monitored 24/7 on-camera gives them quite the canvas to worth with. Do not forget to also record their every keystroke and movement throughout the workweek, workers will absolutely love that.

Performance Evaluations

Human beings enjoy being measured in every way, and performance evaluations are another shot at being compared to other, more superior people. Men and women in office environments everywhere totally look forward to their evaluations, and never experience anxiety about them at all. In fact, it may be a terrific idea to institute them much more often; say, every three weeks.

Constant Restructuring

In the constant search for perfection, upper-level management sometimes resorts to tweaking organizational charts, changing positions, physically moving offices, or outright replacing entire workforces with another. Truly loyal laborers will realize that these moves are for the good of the company, and there is nothing wrong with being liberal about lay-offs or altering the cubicle floor plan every month and a half.

Relentless Spontaneity

Doesn’t everyone love a surprise? They should be lavishly showered upon everyone as much as possible. Wait until 10 a.m., then announce that everyone will be leaving in 20 minutes for a company picnic. Institute an unexpected teambuilding exercise right after lunch. Deliver pay cut notices with the daily mail. Spontaneous actions like these will keep staff on their toes and enable them to learn flexibility.

Crippling Insults

Whether in the sales department or in accounts receivable, team members should have a thick skin and be able to take criticism without confidence. What better way to

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