Do You Have Dangerous Managers?

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You know the work will get done. You have people who make sure of it. When a deadline gets missed, someone steps in. When a task comes back unfinished, someone fixes it. The manager sends another reminder and keeps things moving. There’s a reason for every exception. The employee has a lot going on. They’re too valuable to lose. The conversation can wait until things settle down.

But while it waits, someone else carries the work.

Your dependable people stay late. A manager spends more time checking than leading. The same issue comes back, and eventually it lands with HR or a senior leader. What looked like a reasonable way to get through the week starts becoming the way the business runs. People learn whose commitments are optional and who will always be expected to pick up the slack.ready.