Social:Seagull management
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Short description: Dysfunctional management style
Seagull management is a management style wherein a manager only interacts with employees when they deem a problem has arisen. The perception is that such a management style involves hasty decisions about things of which they have little understanding, resulting in a messy situation with which others must deal.[1][2] The term became popular through a joke in Ken Blanchard’s 1985 book Leadership and the One Minute Manager: “Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out.”[3]
See also
- Philosophy:Dunning–Kruger effect – Cognitive bias about one's own skill
- Social:Competence (human resources) – Ability of a person to do a job properly
- Philosophy:Micromanagement – Excessive attention or control by a manager
- Social:Kiss up kick down – Form of social malfunction
References
- ↑ Andreou, Alex (July 25, 2012). "Why David Cameron is the ultimate "seagull" manager". New Statesman. http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/politics/2012/07/why-david-cameron-ultimate-seagull-manager. "Back when I worked for a large organisation, we had a term: "seagull manager". It described someone, usually a consultant, who flew in, made a lot of noise, dumped on everyone from a great height, then flew out again, leaving others to deal with the consequences."
- ↑ Bradberry, Travis (2009). "The cost of seagull management". Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (3): 139–141. doi:10.1108/00197850910950925.
- ↑ Blanchard, Ken (1985). Leadership and the One Minute Manager. p. 38. "Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out."
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