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Five Easy Pieces—The reverse management phenomenon

Failing at the basics

Jan 28, 2020
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The Urban Dictionary defines reverse management as "when management tasks are completed by personnel that are typically under a manager who was responsible for the tasks but failed to do them in a timely manner." Different than bottom-up management, reverse management happens when a manager delegates their own work to their reports, an…

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