Vigor Life Podcast

The road to a disengaged team is paved with good intentions. Nobody sets out to make their team overwhelmed, stressed out or miserable. But unfortunately, that often happens when people manage people. As hard as it may be to accept, that horrible boss, manager or owner that you know likely isn't a bad person. In fact, if you got to know them, I'm sure you'd find them to be a good hearted person who genuinely cares about the well being of others. So how do good people become bad managers? It's actually something that happens unconsciously. The problem is, "bad managers" have internalized a set of powerful unconscious ideas about: (1) Why people don’t do what they ask, and (2) What tools they have at their disposal to change that Statistically 7 out of 10 workers either disengaged or actively undermine the efforts of their organization. Yes, you read that right. You’ve probably also read countless articles, blog posts and books filled with tactics to change that. But what you probably haven’t read — and w