Human resources are a vital part of any business and it is widely considered that treating your workers with respect and dignity goes hand in hand. Bad management can severely affect employees, resulting in high turnover ratios, stress and inefficiency. One article explicitly stated that behaviour such as “mocking someone’s performance in front of others, shouting and swearing, taking credit for the work of others and walking away mid-conversation” should seriously be avoided in the workplace. However, some say that aspects of bad management can be effective in motivating employees to work harder. Steve Jobs was the poster boy for this kind of management style.
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One article titled “Be a Jerk: The Worst Lesson from the Steve Jobs Biography”, stated how he was a “visionary… genius… and brilliant innovator” but also a “world-class asshole”. He was known for publicly humiliating employees and monopolizing the credit for work he hadn’t done – two characteristics that have been previously stated in this blog which are the recipe for disaster in terms of management. He also succeeded in cultivating one of the most successful technology companies in the world. It could be said that this was mostly due to his innovation and less to do with his management techniques, neither can be definitively stated. Personally, I believe that being civilized with ones employees in an engaging way would have better results that the risky actions demonstrated by Steve Jobs.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34604387
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effects-bad-management-employees-13378.html