Not even dumping the problem. Many managers procrastinate by delegating. "I did some work on this" - No, you didn't, you just handed the hot potato to somebody

Not even dumping the problem. Many managers procrastinate by delegating. "I did some work on this" - No, you didn't, you just handed the hot potato to somebody dumb enough to take it. Notice that the problem usually doesn't get solved by this. On the contrary: These managers "work" on something and the problems multiply, not get less. Ask everybody who wants you to do work for a spec sheet. The above mentioned people can not do this. Again what they are really doing is to appear to be working. That is the real goal. If you force them to actually do work (spec sheet), they'll disappear or deliver a hilariously bad one.