
(1) "(management) actions … inconsistent with the mission and vision of the company" (Linda Murphy)
(2) an emphasis on "productivity, effectiveness and of achievement at all costs" (Liam)
(3) "excessive turnover and continuous change" (Marlis Krichewsky)
(4) leaders who "use ambiguity and weasel words in their promises" (Jim Conlow)
(5) managers who make "unwritten promises" that are not fulfilled (Kamal Hossain)
(6) behaviors of managers who "compete with each other to climb to the next higher level" and make unfulfilled promises to do so (Subrata Chakraborty)
(7) a "modern fashion of us all being 'economical with the truth' in our communications with other people" (Hugh Quick)
(8) management that does "not observe sanctions when trust is violated" (Tony Smale)