Critical leadership and set-up-to-fail syndrome

DOI

10.2991/icsbal-19.2019.4How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Critical leadership, human resources, set-up-to-fail syndrome, management , leader, boss

Abstract

This paper focuses on the issue of the so-called “set-up-to-fail syndrome” which is a situation when employees perceived to be ineffective and weak performers by their managers start living down to their low expectations. We argue that set-up-to-fail syndrome can be caused both by the lack of motivation and skills on the employee’s side but also by the lack of critical leadership skills on the side of the manager. In addition, the paper tackles the problem of micromanagement in business companies or public institutions. We show that micromanaging employees might become one of the leading factors for poor performance and failure. We conclude that a successful manager should learn how to steer her or his subordinates and develop effective leadership skills in order to become a trusted leader instead of a bullying and controlling boss. It is apparent that it takes time and effort to build such skills as communication and team collaboration, but many examples show that they can be acquired. Becoming a critical leader, not a micromanager, would considerably contribute to enhancing the quality of work and interactions at any workplace.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Zhanna Gardanova
AU  - Natalya Nikitina
AU  - Wadim Strielkowski
PY  - 2019/10
DA  - 2019/10
TI  - Critical leadership and set-up-to-fail syndrome
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social, Business, and Academic Leadership (ICSBAL 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 15
EP  - 19
SN  - 2352-5398
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