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Managers Behaving Badly!

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Managers are supposed to get stuff done. They're supposed to coordinate resources, build capable teams, and deliver shareholder value. We all work for a manager in one form or another. And while work isn't the sole domain of life, having a sense of meaning and making an impact are reasons #4 and #5 for coming to work . We want to be fairly rewarded for doing good work. And for that, we need good managers. So how many good managers have you worked for in your career? Probably not that many. In fact, you'll be lucky if you can nominate more than two. And like most of us, you've probably left more than one position due to a toxic boss. What is the cost of managers behaving badly? And what, if anything, can be done about it? Cost of Bad Managers What's the cost of bad managers? M ore than $22 trillion according to the US Government Accountability Office. That's how much t he 2008 financial crisis cost the US economy , largely attributed to reckless inv