Seagull management is a
management style wherein a
manager
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includes the activities ...
only interacts with employees when they deem a problem has arisen. The perception is that such a management style involves hasty decisions about things of which they have little understanding, resulting in a messy situation with which others must deal. The term became popular through a joke in
Ken Blanchard
Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author, business consultant and motivational speaker. His writing career includes 60+ published books, most of which are co-authored books. His most successful book, ''The One Minute Man ...
’s 1985 book ''
Leadership and the One Minute Manager'': "Seagull managers fly in, make a lot of noise, dump on everyone, then fly out."
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Management theory
Metaphors referring to birds