Factors to Assess
Once you witness or personally experience counterproductive leadership, it can be hard to know how to move forward. Is this leader having a bad day or is it a systemic problem negatively impacting the unit? You don’t want to draw hasty conclusions, but you also don’t want to leave these behaviors unchecked.
Assess the counterproductive leadership by gathering information on the following factors. These factors will help you get to the root cause and develop an integrated assessment so that you can determine your path forward.
Use the acronym “SABI” to help you remember these factors. You will learn more about each factor on the following pages.