What Makes a Bad Leader?

The leader mentioned in yesterday's post is the CEO. He's been a salaried employee for two years. What drives me crazy the most is the morale damage and instigation. During a meeting attended by executives up to the senior managing director level, the topic of employees leaving came up. The CEO directly said, "Look at this, capable people always find their own way out. Only the idiots with nowhere else to go are left here taking up space." Most of the meetings are spent blaming others and gossiping. Whether it's about clients or employees, he badmouths anyone he doesn't like, anytime. After gossiping, he seeks agreement from the listener. After a long session of gossip, he asks, "Don't you think so too?" The company is going insane. The company I used to love is falling apart.