What did you learn from the worst coach, teacher or leader you’ve ever had?

<p>My guests on this edition of Quick Hits all have extensive experience as innovators, consultants and business leaders. They have dealt with a lot of managers over the course of their careers. Since our greatest lessons can sometimes come from our worst experiences, I wanted to know what they learned from the bad managers and mentors they’ve encountered along the way.</p> <p> </p> <p>On Point Partners CEO Gary Fredericks told us about one of his first managers on Wall Street who would dismiss his ideas before passing them off as her own. “I learned pretty quickly that I needed to have confidence in myself and my abilities to make sure that my ideas stay with me.”</p> <p> </p> <p>Stewart Wiggins, a fractional COO at Induna Advisors, told us that “The one thing I’ve learned from every person that you might consider a bad manager is exactly what I don’t want to be…The worst managers always want to blame someone else. No matter how bad the situation is, I will stand up and say I’ll take responsibility.”</p> <p> </p> <p>We all agreed that if you find yourself working under a bad manager, you will be happier if you pack up and go somewhere else rather than try to improve that manager. As scientist and serial entrepreneur Dr. Mohan Ananda told us, “It’s very hard to change people…if the manager is dishonest or lacks integrity, you don’t try to change them. You walk away from them.”</p> <p> </p> <p>What have you learned from a bad manager that benefited you?</p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with the panelists:</p> <p>Stewart Wiggins: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-wiggins/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-wiggins/</a></p> <p>Gary Fredericks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyfredericks/</p> <p>Dr. Mohan Ananda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohanananda/</p> <p>Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/</p> <p> </p> <p>Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to sen