What is bad leadership, in your experience?

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Chair and Professor, Startup CTO in Education5 years ago

Arrogant and stubborn

CIO in Education5 years ago

It can be a lot of things and take many different forms, but at the end of the day, if there's no trust, respect, value or support of those with whom you work, you have bad leadership.

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CIO in Education5 years ago

Me, me, me, I, I, I. Also, exuberantly reading lots and lots of books, endlessly using the lingo within but literally learning nothing from them.

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SVP, IT Enterprise Architect in Manufacturing5 years ago

Unpredictability

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Vice President of Information and Security in Manufacturing5 years ago

A boss or manager who doesn't trust their people, who feels the need to micromanage their team, and doesn't have their back when SHTF.

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