[TechRepublic] 10 signs of incompetent managers

August 07, 2009

TechRepublic Daily Digest Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online | Manage my newsletters | Unsubscribe Welcome: TechRepublic Member Update my profile | Unsubscribe from this mail Blogs | Photos | Downloads | Forums 10 signs of incompetent managers Career blogger Toni Bowers shares the 10 characteristics that most bad managers have in common. How many of these traits have you seen in action in your own experience? Are there any you would add? Subscribe to TechRepublic's Career Management RSS Feed Bookmark the Career Management blog Sponsored Manage your salary expectations Get to know the average salary for your IT job function. Join the activeTechPros community and view the IT Salary & Skills Report 2009 today. * * * * * * * * * * * * Join activeBizPros if you're a Business Professional, a salary comparison site for the business community. Help us populate and grow this resource. Geekend Picks of the Week Great low-budget horror films you probably missed Jerry Taylor agrees with Ralph Waldo Emerson's observation that, "Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis." Read about Jerry's favorite low-budget screamfest movies and then share your picks from that genre. Brand names that could be shortened Name changes are abound in tech and beyond. This week it's Radio Shack, which is rebranding itself as "The Shack" to better represent the variety of electronics it sells. What company would you rebrand? Here are some suggestions to get you started. Ask the Leadership Coach: Handling a promotion and finding your purpose Got questions about your leadership or management style? Send them to Leadership Coach John M. McKee. In this post, he offers advice to someone handling a promotion from within her team and a manager disappointed with his current job and looking for a better fit. Gallery: Sony launches touch-screen, pocket e-readers Sony adds two new e-readers to its library - a pocket version and one that features a touch screen. Sony also plans to cut $2 off the price of its bestsellers - selling for $9.99 - and will offer access to Google's public domain library. Preparing to take a personal leave of absence Have you ever had to leave your position for an extended period of time? If so, how did you manage to do it and how did you prepare? Here are my thoughts about my own personal leave of absence. Which characters do you want to see in the Star Trek sequel? After seeing the latest Star Trek movie, Edmond Woychowsky says he was left wanting more. Read his character wish list for the Star Trek sequel and then share your picks in the discussion. Video: The iPhone takes flight What does it feel like to fly on an RC plane? We may never know, but now an iPhone does. This video is the nearly three-minute flight of the iPhone. Technologia: Once more into the breach to answer the Call of the Crusade Your intrepid band of World of Warcraft combatants, known as the Technologia Guild, have once again accepted the call to action with the release of the Call of the Crusade content patch 3.2. Find more optical distractions in the TechRepublic gallery collection and the TR video channel. WHITE PAPERS FROM OUR SPONSORS Manage your salary expectations Technology-based learning: Extending reach & ensuring leadership development effectiveness (SkillSoft) Achieving NERC Cyber Security Standards Compliance (Lumension) Influencing the IT culture with lean thinking (SkillSoft) Keep Inbound Documents Electronic (Esker) Apple patches Mac OS X image vulnerability with Security Update 2009-003 Released on Wednesday, Security Update 2009-003 addresses several vulnerabilities, but perhaps the most critical address a flaw that could allow an attacker to compromise a machine after the user views a malformed image. Averatec 12" Notebook 3715EH1 Rating: Vendor: Buy now, only: $799.99 Microsoft Windows XP Pro Full Rating: Vendor: Buy now, only: $115.93 TechRepublic Newsletters Get the latest news, Vista/Windows 7 updates, useful downloads, and techy photos in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! IT News Digest Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report Downloads Photo Galleries Sign up for more free newsletters from TechRepublic. To manage your account settings or to remove yourself from all TechRepublic communications, please visit our Subscription Center. The e-mail address for your subscription is cpedley@churchpower.com Unsubscribe from this e-mail | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy   Copyright © 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic, TechRepublic.com and the TechRepublic logo are registered trademarks of CBS Interactive Inc. Used by permission. CBS Interactive Inc. 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.