A team’s nightmare
Just like no one wakes up with the urge to be a bad boss, no team needs terrible management. Unfortunately, bosses still justify tough behavior as necessary to excel in their business, competition universe, or company culture. Such challenging behaviors mainly manifested as yelling, degrading, moping, and even cursing have never increased efficiency. On the contrary, its effects on the team are disastrous.
A team’s nightmare is a work environment where they feel alone, incompetent, and criticized. Lack of good leadership causes a lack of clarity, bonding, and pride. Even the most passionate team members become indifferent, and sooner or later, they quit. You can pinpoint teams like this quickly as they are colorless, sad, and cloudy.
A manager’s nightmare
Even though a manager seems to be in a power position, in today’s world, it is less the case. With the rise of social media, reviews & ratings – managers are more exposed than ever. And it is a good thing, thanks to this lousy leadership doesn’t have to be tolerated anymore. Take Glassdoor as an example or many Instagram accounts that expose the inner secrets of dysfunctional company cultures. Everything is uncovered, and offices are becoming more transparent.
A manager is one person facing a group of people under the spotlight. Everything they do is being watched, and they are expected to deliver; deliver in performance and management. Such exposure can make managers feel alone and under pressure.
A manager’s nightmare has a team that is disconnected, robotic, and demotivated. They are afraid of seeing their team members rolling their eyes at them, back-talking, and even quitting. No manager wants to hear complaints about themselves from HR and harm their reputation.
You can wonder then why bad bosses continue with their lousy behavior if they are concerned about all of the above; well, most of the time, they are too close-minded and fail to think two steps ahead.
In the end, fractions and misfits are unavoidable. First-time managers are nominated to lead teams without or with very little training and support. When managers climb up and enlarge their teams or start managing more senior team members, they are rarely well prepared and coached.
That’s why we need simple tools such as HIGHS & LOWS to improve such nightmarish situations. The objective is to focus on the whole team unit and improve happiness, well-being, and efficiency.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Aristotle
Highs & Lows Method 
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