LEGALLY SPEAKING - How Can You Tell If Your Boss Is Setting You up to Fail?

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GUEST – Kagiso Lebethe - Senior Employee Relations Specialist
Is your boss secretly setting you to fail? Your boss is responsible for creating an environment for you and your peers to do your best work. Your supervisor profoundly influences your success and failure. They pump up the morale of the team, or they destroy it. Furthermore, your supervisor directly affects culture by creating one that thrives or one full of toxicity. If you find yourself engaged at work, you can thank your supervisor. Conversely, if you find yourself disengaged at work, that too is due to your supervisor. The funny thing about bosses is that when employees perform well, they credit themselves with being good managers. But, when employees underperform or fail, they typically do not blame themselves. Because the boss doesn’t recognize their lack of skill, they unconsciously set you up to fail. Instead, they blame the employee for not understanding the work. They label them lazy or say they have poor time management. Even worse, they will accuse them of not following directions. Whatever reason the manager finds to explain an employee who is failing, it is assumed to be the employee’s fault.
15 Feb 2023 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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