These are the traits the worst managers have in common

We hear all the time about what great leaders should be like.

• How they’re empathetic
• How they’re humble, yet driven
• How they’re transparent, ethical, inspiring

But what about the traits that make for poor leaders? I’ve worked for a variety of editors and CEOs over my career — for leaders who were inspiring and for leaders who were cancerous — and in reflecting on what sort of leader I want to be, now, I draw from those negative experiences just as often as I do the positive ones.

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