
They are the weak, the bullies, the ruthless
They becomeย and personifyย the finger that points at aย scapegoat, gleefully abdicating any responsibility for erroneous outcomes or missed targets.
They ascend to positions of power through matador like precision. Their sword is not metal, rather a behavioural style that aims toย demean, command or enforce.
Collectively there are hundreds of thousands of them occupying roles in organizations across all sectors and geographies. They tooย are implicated in the woeful levels of employee
disengagement.
This cohort should be renamed theย
Mysterium Tremendum Leader; a leader, I propose, thatย uses their positional power to invoke fear and trembling in its team members. A leader who looks up to Weber, Fayol and Taylor as the triad of perfectedย management definition.
These leaders have no place in the organization of 2012 and beyond.
These Mysterium Tremendum leaders, if they are unwilling to reflect on how destructive their leadership style is and who are unable to shift to the TEAM model or the Collaboration Cycleย or new Leadership Tenetsย must be weeded out and replaced.
They are not the leaders of today or tomorrow that organizations need in order to build a connected, collaborative and engaged workforce.