The worst manager I ever had was one who couldn't fire anyone. We would go through the game of goal setting, performance review, feedback, etc., but it was all

The worst manager I ever had was one who couldn't fire anyone. We would go through the game of goal setting, performance review, feedback, etc., but it was all for nothing since my colleagues all knew he had no power so they just did what ever they wanted (which was nothing). Productivity ground to zero and most of my colleagues spent their time on various political games if they bothered to come in at all. The sad thing in all this if he could have fired the worst few he would have been a great leader.