Fake leaders, puppets

This article has nothing to do with Technology nor Coding, today I wanted to bring up something different, something that happens in every company, in some companies this is more obvious rather than others. Either way, this topic is about fake leaders, or puppets.

Nothing is more frustrating and counterproductive than a boss (not a leader) who, in his obsession with power, makes projects fall apart, who does not have his own aligned goals and who demands results from you based on his own disorder and ignorance. . . Someone who wants to control everything and everyone because if not, he will make his lack of skills clear, because he does not know how to do anything but use the talent of others to take advantage and advance his career.

On the other hand we have those who occupy leadership positions, but who are nothing more than the shadow of the one who pulls the strings, false leaders who cannot make decisions without the real boss dictating what to do.

Both things go hand in hand, the puppet and the puppeteer, the one who wants to control everything because he doesn't know how to do anything else and the one who allows himself to be controlled in order to maintain a position.

Browsing through the internet I found a couple of very good articles that I would like to share with you, it worth it to take a look.

For the second article, this is the summary:

11 key behaviors of bad bosses that cause stress at work

1. They do not set clear expectations: They expect high performance, but do not set clear goals or communicate what their expectations are. They believe that employees are simple puppets, for them an employee only has to follow his orders. By doing this, they want to safeguard their position and privileges. If something goes wrong, they start blaming the employees for it.
2. No clear direction, no vision
3. They generate fear
4. They do not trust employees and are micromanagers
5. They do not know the strengths and interests of their team members
6. They do not reward or offer recognition
7. They are not transparent
8. They don't delegate effectively
9. They do not listen to the opinions of the employees
10. They discriminate
11. They criticize and yell

Be different, don't be one of them