Reema Ayub – Where Psychology Meets Corporate

Dedicated employees often take great pride in their work, striving to meet expectations and maintain productivity. However, negative stimuli, such as unwarranted criticism, belittling remarks, or an environment of manipulation, can erode their sense of worth and diminish their motivation. This psychological strain can stem from a manager or superior's inability to acknowledge their own errors, instead projecting blame onto their subordinates. How Bosses Shift Accountability Leaders or managers who fail to take responsibility for their own mistakes may resort to manipulation to deflect accountability. Common tactics include: Blame-Shifting: Assigning responsibility for failures to the employee, even when the fault lies elsewhere. Public Criticism: Undermining the employee's confidence by pointing out supposed shortcomings in front of peers. Unrealistic Expectations: Setting unattainable goals to set employees up for perceived failure, thereby masking their own inadequacies. This...