7 Characteristics Of Toxic Leadership, Don't Be A Boss Who Is Hated By Subordinates

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JAKARTA - Both have the right to rule their subordinates, the boss and leader have a significant difference. The boss's attitude usually feels powerful. With the power he has, the boss feels the right to order his subordinates.

The relationships that are built are superiors, not approaches to equality or partnerships. There is no need to have a heart, let alone empathy, just use the power' to move people. The threat of punishment will be the next move if the order is not carried out.

The boss has a sensitive disease, with a high level of offense as a result of feeling powerful earlier. The boss's nature tends to be subjective, giving many opportunities to those who can please him and not giving room to those who have denied or criticized him. While the leader has charisma, authority and respect. There is no need to talk in a high tone, to move the device below. With normal talk, everything has been moved to follow his direction, not even with the tone of the order.

He is not a one man show, but is good at building a solid, compact and productive teamwork. Piawai gives appreciation even to people who have a small role in a job.

The boss's figure is not suitable to lead an office human resources set by educated circles. The power approach will only carve many wounds for those who work with their hearts. Because effective HR management must be built with the heart so that people are dedicated, willing to do everything they can and time to carry out their duties with the best quality.

Quoted from Healthline Media, here are the characteristics of the toxic boss in the reality in the world of work:

1. Sabotage. The boss doesn't want you to grow up in a good career. So he will not facilitate employees who are considered competitors to climb the ladder of his career by providing challenges and opportunities.

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) expert Josua Iwan Wahyudi said the boss only wanted to take advantage of and use his team's performance to lift himself up to the top.

2. Microaggression, namely covert bullying by throwing suspicious words, accusing, belittling or implying unfriendly attitudes.

3. Micro management. The boss gave the task, but did not trust the capabilities of his employees, so he intervened at every stage of work.

4. Lack of respect, arises because they feel that they are subordinates as bosses and employees, not partners who are appreciated for their contribution to achieving the company's targets.

5. Expressing criticism that is not constructive, because it is conveyed in a way and language that drops, sometimes even in front of a forum, thus embarrassing employees.

6. Minim of appreciation, because the boss has the principle that every employee must work optimally to achieve a certain target. That is the task and obligation, and they have already been paid for it, so there is no need to be praised. On the other hand, the boss only focuses on the mistakes that occur.

7. Unensive leadership can hurt many employees' hearts due to the boss's behavior which does not yet have emotional maturity.

According to a recent MIT Sloan Management Review report, a toxic workplace culture, more than 10 times causes employees to quit their jobs rather than low salary issues.

However, if exposure to toxicity only comes from the boss, not the overall work environment, actually employees may still survive.