seagull management

seagull management

business slang A management style or approach in which the manager only becomes involved in a matter when a problem is perceived to have arisen, especially when they have little other knowledge about said matter and only cause more problems as a result of their involvement. I'm sick of this new boss's seagull management. If he would just let us get on with our work instead of swooping in every time there's a hiccup, we'd nearly be finished by now!
See also: management, seagull
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References in periodicals archive
Some especially cite 'seagull management' strategies that some managers exhibit - they come in, make a lot of noise, shout at people, poop (figuratively) on people and fly away.
Seagull management is where someone flies in, dumps on the workers and flies out.