Surviving Poor Management 16: More Options to Consider

This continues our series on how to survive poor management at work and grow

Ron worked for the same company for 33 years. He managed one of the highest producing branches of the company. He adhered to certain foundational principles. He perfected collaborative processes that assured success and outstanding performance. During the last decade the organization abandoned the foundational principles. Upper management even accused Ron of falsifying his reports because they rejected the principles. Ron decided to take early retirement after two accusations by upper management were proven false.

Leave for a New Organization with Better Management

One option for surviving poor management remains to leave the organization and find one with better management. You enhance the probability that you will find greater satisfaction and better management with a few key steps:

• Identify the poor management practices that bothers you most
• Identify the effective management practices that you appreciate most
• Prioritize, in writing, the practices you desire most and the ones you want to avoid
• Prepare questions that will discover how well opportunities will meet your desires
• Research about companies and management practices before you accept a new job

Without these preliminary steps, you may accept a job with a company just like, or worse than, the one your are leaving.

Create Your Own Company with Better Management

You may consider creating your own company as another option related to leaving your current job. In the past, starting a business required large expenditures of capital, thus preventing many people from starting a business. In the last few years, you can start a business with much less money.

However, you should consider the following ideas before starting your business:

• Your business idea can succeed based on solid market research and assessment
• You will provide better management than the poor management you are escaping
• You possess the technical skills to provide a good product or service
• You will cover your financial needs, including your current non-salary benefits
• Your business plan outlines sold marketing and sales strategies and campaigns

Wednesday we highlight options when you discover you are the source of poor management

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