My boss, will call him "Ben", has been out for a week for paternity leave. He's married and his wife had a baby. I know, poor guy, but it is what it is. So "Tina" has been running things in his absence. Jesus fucking Christ! I miss Ben running things. Here's the breakdown.

Ben: Trusts his workers, doesn't try to do everything himself. Delegates tasks out to competent people. Focuses on the important stuff. Cool under pressure. You always feel confident in his leadership. Lays down the law if he has to, but always fairly. If things are working, he stays out of it and lets his workers handle it. You feel respected for having a brain. Numerous times workers have solved complex problems with no need for Ben's input. Some problems have needed his involvement. In such case, Ben has always LISTENED to his workers who are in the trenches and has respected their views, but ultimately has made the decision himself.

Tina: Micromanages everything. Doesn't give anyone credit for having a brain. Fails to delegate. Fails to utilize anyone else's talent. Makes you feel like you're in the first grade. Even the slightest problem makes her panic and blame people. No one respects her, and that's no surprise. Has earned no one's respect. Now when I walk past people's computers, I see people job searching and updating their resumes. She thinks listening to people's ideas is a waste of time. Even so, she takes forever even for the most basic decision. In one week's time in charge, she's already pissed off and lost two large clients. She's noticed that no one respects her (including female coworkers). Blames it on sexism. She refused to take responsibility for the pissed off clients who left (whom she worked with directly). Instead, she blamed and fired two coworkers who were not involved. They were male coworkers. She claimed they were sexist. They weren't. They were two coworkers who correctly identified her poor leadership and had the courage to call her out on it.