A lack of motivation within
the workplace can adversely affect productivity on all levels. If directors and
team leaders are unmotivated, everyone else will likely follow suit. The common
side effects of low motivation levels might include:
- Increased Stress: Stress comes from
the constant fear of the unknown and the threat of directors, team
leaders, and staff losing their jobs.
- Decreased Performance: Directors,
team leaders, and staff caught up in organisational politics pay less
attention to their work and other commitments.
- Low Concentration Levels:
Directors, team leaders, and staff preoccupied with personal agendas are
less likely to perform at their best.
- Cynicism: can lead to low morale,
lower productivity, and dissatisfaction.
- High Staff Turnover: Directors,
team leaders, and staff who excel at what they do but leave an
organisation because of its politics may result in a lack of qualified
colleagues or a loss of organisational knowledge and experience.
- Demotivated Staff: Undeserving
directors, team leaders, and staff succeeding or engaging in toxic work
practices could leave the rest of an organisation's colleagues feeling
demotivated and demoralised.
- Miscommunication: Organisational
politics thrive on manipulation, leading to a prevalence of
miscommunication. Directors and team leaders are often provided with
edited versions of events, while colleagues are kept out of the loop.
- Decreased Productivity: The
organisation's overall performance suffers due to the negativity caused by
lousy office politics.
- Resentment: Colleagues resent their
directors, team leaders, and the organisation.
Bad office management
practices occur when people in positions of power and trust use their influence
to gain more. Unfortunately, backstabbing, gaslighting, and the formation of
unhealthy cliques are common in office environments.
Individuals cannot avoid
corporate bad management practices, regardless of their position; it's a
reality that must be acknowledged.
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