Almost everyone has had the misfortune of having a leader who shouldn't be able to lead others. Unfortunately, I have been in this position. I've had bad managers and supervisors not in just one job, but in two totally different jobs. One of the jobs was as a nutrition associate in a hospital kitchen. The other job was at the Cracker Barrel restaurant, as a hostess. I will draw on my experience from both jobs to explain why these leaders were not suited for the position they held and what they could have done differently to become a more effective leader. When I worked at the hospital, I had a supervisor who I didn't really understand what it took to be a leader. It was like she was part of the team rather than the leader. She chatted with her subordinates about other employees. There was a time when I heard him calling one of his employees an idiot while he was in the next room. She also played the role of favorite among the workers who chatted with her. This created a division among its workers. For those who weren't among his favorites, they had to work harder to avoid being criticized. Even though they did an excellent job, they received no recognition for a job well done. However, those who were favorites could get away with doing much less. These employees were allowed to do a poor job. This favoritism earned no respect from my supervisor. Basically, I saw her as a teenager in high school, wanting to become the leader of the cool clique. There is one way she could have resolved the situation. The solution is simple; stop being immature and gossiping about others. I don't think there's anything wrong with communicating with your employees and... middle of paper... people standing, which caused them to stand there and be confused. I think to remedy this situation, managers need to trust their employees to do the work themselves. It wasn't like the stewardesses didn't know what they were doing, the managers just thought their help would make things better. They failed to realize that they had not improved the situation at all, but had instead made it worse. I think trying to communicate with the manager about how we felt might have helped. I think most micromanagers don't realize that their help actually makes the situation worse. If we had succeeded in making managers understand that we worked better alone, they might have relaxed the micromanagement and trusted us more. I don't think a manager or a leader can be perfect. There will always be someone who doesn't like the way you handle something or the way you lead in general..