Moving a manager on

The manager to a large degree sets the tone for the workplace, they could lack the technical, communication and social skills required to create an effective workplace but we the employee have to deal with these fools on a daily basis.

When a business unit fails to meet targets, production schedules, budgets or quality you can bet this will be because of the failings of the manager. Excessive sick leave, low moral, poor productivity and a high turn-over of staff indicate poor management skills and a lack of leadership exercised by the incumbent management. Why then are senior managers reluctant to move poorly performing managers on?

Yes, redundancy and termination packages are expensive but not nearly as expensive as the damage an inept manager inflicts on the business. I tend to think the decision to hire these individuals reflects poorly on senior management and they don't like their decision-making undermined. Instead, they remain rooted in indecisiveness about how to act, the workplace suffers and usually the workforce is blamed for the failings of one individual and the people who appointed them.