4 Types of Leaders People Should Avoid

By guest blogger Micheal Gilmore [see Biography]

[September 1, 2107]  Have you ever seen a successful business owner that is not a good leader? I’ve seen some, but those are just exceptions. Most of them are exceptional people who have managed to build their business according to their vision. They understand that without the help and support of their workers, the vision would turn to dust.

Therefore, a great leader always values his workers and tends to their needs. On the other hand, there are weak and arrogant leaders who only manipulate people as a mean to attain “greatness”. So, in the following article we will present you 4 types of “bad” leaders that should definitely be avoided:

1. The “Thinking only about myself” Leader

The exploiter is a common type of leader. This class of leaders does not understand what the role of a leader should be. They can’t grasp the concept of serving and empowering others. So, they are constantly oppressing their workers hoping to generate more profits.

They lack patience and discipline. As a result, their workers are stressed and unproductive and this may only lead to a major failure of their business.

2. The Leader Who Wishes to Please Everybody

This type of leader is exactly the opposite of the exploiter. They tend to be kind and foolish. They live in a self-made harmony. Workers are not scared of them but they don’t respect them either. They don’t motivate or hold people accountable for their mistakes. Mediocrity is flourishing in their business and failure is just around the corner.

3. The Leader Who Dominates

The Dominators crave authority, and when they get it, they rule in the name of fear. Their “dictatorship” is based on strict rules and mottos. They value their concepts and ideas and tend to impose them on others as well. These leaders love conflict and they are always merciless when someone tries to undermine their authority. They are disciplined but they lack love and compassion.

4. The Leader who takes Everything Personally

Smart and shrewd leaders don’t take everything personally. This type of leaders tends to take every feedback as a personal insult. For example, when customers have complaints about some of their products, instead of taking it as an observation, they feel attacked.

Not accepting feedback is like saying: “You buy what I give you.” Who would accept something like this? These leaders block themselves out from the marketplace before even entering it.

Conclusion

As you can see, many people call themselves leaders. Most of them are simple minded fools that crave for greatness and proceed to attain it by piggybacking their workers. Remember, a leader must always give credit to others, otherwise he’s no better than the rest of his employees.

As John Maxwell beautifully said:

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

Biography:  Micheal Gilmore, from Dallas, Texas, is an entrepreneur and professional resumes writer at Resumes Planet. Micheal is also a passionate career advisor and facilitator. His mission is helping people achieve perfection in anything they do. Follow Micheal on Twitter.