Seven Habits of Highly Destructive Project Managers
Junaid Tahir
Seven Habits of Highly Destructive Project Managers
Seven Habits of Highly Destructive Project Managers
🚨 1. Poor Communication – Fails to provide clear instructions, ignores team concerns, and withholds critical project information, leading to confusion and misalignment.
💼 2. Micromanaging Every Task – Lacks trust in the team, controls every minor detail, and discourages initiative, resulting in reduced creativity and motivation.
⏳ 3. Ignoring Risks and Planning Failures – Neglects proper risk assessment, avoids contingency planning, and dismisses potential challenges until it's too late.
📉 4. Unrealistic Deadlines & Expectations – Sets impossible targets without considering resources, workload, or team capabilities, leading to burnout and project failure.
🙅 5. Blaming Instead of Leading – Points fingers when things go wrong, fails to take responsibility, and creates a toxic blame culture that kills morale.
🛑 6. Resistance to Change – Rejects feedback, refuses to adapt to new tools or methods, and sticks to outdated processes, making the project inefficient and outdated.
🔥 7. Prioritizing Politics Over Productivity – Focuses more on office politics, personal recognition, and pleasing higher-ups rather than delivering real project value.
A destructive project manager can turn even the best projects into disasters. The key to success is clear communication, trust, adaptability, and accountability. 🚀
