What was your or your companies biggest managerial mistake ?

[crotchitymedic1986]

Much like we address patient care mistakes, discussing your or your companies managerial miscues may keep someone from making that same mistake. I think mine were:

1. Early on as a new supervisor, I tried to be the supervisor everyone loved, which was a big mistake. If you are the supervisor everyone loves, you are not doing your job.

2. Believing an employee who swore to me that she didnt have a drug problem, I should have tested her at the first sign of trouble.

[mobey]

Constantly "Babysitting" staff (micromanaging wearing a radio 24/7)

Still maintaining that pig headed attitude of "You gotta be a dick to get things done"

It amazes me that people still can't see that a happy staff is a productive staff.

My biggest blunder as a manager was to hire friends.... pretty efficient way to lose employees and friends at the same time.

[Dustdevil]

Giving people the benefit of the doubt has been my recurring biggest mistake. I tend to trust people, and give them the benefit of the doubt and second (and third) chances even when I have ample evidence to believe they are not worthy. Usually I get stabbed in the back for my kindness.

[mobey]

for my kindness.

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[Dustdevil]

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As we often say in the law enforcement world, no good deed goes unpunished.