Leading Around Indecisive Leaders: A Lesson in Tact

Send a textA few years ago, I was a defacto leader on a team and I had a boss who was super indecisive. I’m not sure I blamed him, because his boss was indecisive as well and it was a VERY political company. Our guy in charge - our guy in the chief officer position at the time was very much a bully. People would leave meetings with him in TEARS and some would throw up from anxiety before meetings with him. In any case, my boss was twice removed and his boss was afraid of this guy. That paralyzed our whole department. We couldn’t make a decision because of fear.That doesn’t sound like a good situation, right? Well – here’s a quick aside - I honestly didn’t care if I was fired, because my husband and I were totally out of debt and had what we called FU money. That’s money we could rely on to tide us over until I found another job.If that sounds like something you want to build, go to saverstreet.com and book a complimentary consultation. Let’s build your FU money so you can leave your toxic workplace.I decided that the toxic culture needed to change, I needed to get people to make a friggen decision and fund my projects… or don’t. I just needed to know. I’m still a little salty about it. Can you tell? It was a bit of an uphill battle and I made some mistakes.Let me tell you what I learned about leading a team when management is indecisive.Book a complimentary management coaching conversation at https://calendly.com/catherine-vanderlaan/free-60-minute-leadership-consultation Email me at [email protected] to ask a question or get in touch.Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/managementmaterialcoachingFind out more about Management and Leadership Coaching at https://managementmaterialcoaching.com/