How to Avoid Being a Bad Boss
From Management Mastery by Fred Ball & Rick Kendall
March 17, 2026 · 13 min · Season 1 · Episode 133
About this episode
This episode discusses the significant impact of bad bosses on employees and organizations, and offers strategies to avoid being one.
The damage that a bad boss can inflict upon their staff and their organization is substantial. Multiple studies have found that somewhere between 30-50% of both managers and workers leave their jobs because of a bad boss and a negative work culture. We’ll look at how to avoid being a bad boss in this episode
People in this episode
Hosts: Fred Ball, Rick Kendall
Topics covered
- bad boss
- management
- work culture
- employee retention
- leadership
Keywords
- bad boss
- management
- employee retention
- work culture
- leadership
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