Manager intimidating employees

And that meant that, for a while, my employees got by with sub-par work, disregard for company rules and policies, and minimal professional growth.

A bully boss might go so far as to make it impossible for their target to succeed.So, here are four ways that I changed my actions—and my mindset—to get over my fear of confrontation.OK, so your employees probably aren’t thinking to themselves, “Man, I wish my manager would tell me I’m doing a bad job.” But put yourself in their shoes: Imagine that you’ve been working day in and day out, thinking that everything’s going fine—until your manager comes to you one day and, without warning, announces, “You’ve been underperforming for months, so we have to let you go.”Pretty unfair, right?Fifty-seven percent of individuals say they've been harshly and constantly criticized by a bully for their performance. So, in an attempt to get more people on their side, they often encourage others to turn against the person being tormented.Fifty-five percent of individuals have seen this happen in the workplace.