10 MAP points to screen for when hiring
by Miki SaxonGood article by Margaret Heffernan in Fast Company called Ten Habits of Incompetent Managers. The details are in the article, but in short, she named
- Bias against action
- Secrecy
- Over-sensitivity
- Love of procedure
- Preference for weak candidates
- Focus on small tasks
- Allergy to deadlines
- Inability to hire former employees
- Addiction to consultants
- Long hours
They’re good things to check for when talking to references.
But it’s even better to design a culture that rejects these actions and then use it during the interviews to screen out trouble before it starts.
