PainInducers

Some folks are just painful to be around. When they're the boss, their ability to induce pain for/in the rest of us is amplified.

As always, anti-example is just as instructive for us as the study of exemplars. So, here goes. Some archetypes of pain-inducing leaders:

• Worry Warts -- To these folks the sky seems always falling.

• Po Po Pitiful ME-ers -- The world seems to have targeted them for misery, and us to hear about it.

• Micro Managers -- Even when we get it 98% right, they'll perseverate on the other 2%.

• Drama Drummers -- As if accomplishing important work is not hard enough, they adeptly find a way to stir up trouble amongst and between us.

• Artful Dodgers -- When there's work to be done, they're nowhere in sight. 

• Blame Throwers -- Masters at faulting others when things go sideways.

We know what they look like. We know what to call 'em.

What do we learn from these powerful anti-examples?

We can put that learning to work. Now is an excellent time to start.