Seagull manager

Seagull manager

Seagull Manager is a term first dating back to an 1988 "Marketing" article by Michael Madison, used to describe a management style of interacting with employees only when a problem arises, making hasty decisions about things they have little understanding of, then leaving others to deal with the mess they leave behind. The term became more popular through a joke in Ken Blanchard's 1999 book "Leadership and the One Minute Manager": "Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out." (p. 38)

The Current State of Seagull Management

The term Seagull Manager has gained popularity in the workplace in recent years as companies flatten their corporate structure in response to the competitive changes created by new technology, industry regulation, and expanding global trade. The result is a gutting of management layers where the remaining managers are left with more autonomy, responsibility, and more people to manage, meaning they have less time and less accountability for focusing on the primary purpose of their position—managing people.

Much of the aforementioned interest stems from a popular book, "Squawk!" by Dr. Travis Bradberry, which is the first to explore seagull management exclusively. Additional information is available on the book's website [http://www.SeagullManager.com Squawk!]


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