In every engineering science lies the notion of good (design) patterns.
This comes out as a result of repeating good ideas and/or methodologies that work. Once being repeated in different places, a pattern is spotted in which it gets popular between the engineering community and can be safely reused, it even acts as guidelines to beginners.
"Another important concept - but not as popular - is the concept of anti-patterns."
Good Patterns and Antipatterns complete each other. Anti-Patterns are simply the bad patterns that have been spotted being practiced repeatedly and should be avoided.
Its important to note that patterns and anti-patterns do not apply only to software engineering, but rather can be applied to any science. You can even apply it in your own kitchen (strong assumption: you have a kitchen).
I'll discuss here some anti-patterns spotted in the managerial world that have been popular and should be avoided:
1. Fruitless Hoop: The manager who requires endless (often meaningless) data before making a decision.
2. Golden Child: When special responsibility, opportunity, recognition, or reward is given to a team member based on personal relationships or contrary to the person’s actual performance.
3. Leader Not Manager: Being a great leader doesn’t necessarily mean being a great manager.
4. Manager Not Leader: The manager who is proficient at their administrative and managerial duties, but lacks leadership ability
5. Management Meeting Mania: The manager whose only function in the organization is to schedule useless meetings
6. All You Have is a Hammer: One-dimensional management where the same technique is used on all subordinates.
These will do for today. For more you can search google or checkout wikipedia. Keywords Anti-Patterns and Managerial. You can also check amazon.com for good books on the anti-patterns subject.
