No one starts out wanting to be a bad manager. Most people also don’t intentionally plan their day to end up exhibiting bad management practices.

But many people sure end up being one. In fact, the odds are that you’re more likely to be a bad manager than a good one, despite all the books, audiotapes, lectures, and seminars produced on the subject.

So if you’re destined to be a bad manager, you might as well be a good one. Here are 10 things you should do:

1. Don’t trust the people below you. In fact, make an effort to question their work or behavior whenever you can. After all, you know they’re only looking for Number One and it’s not you.

2. Supervise your people to death. Everyone knows that you can do their job better than they can, so you better do it for them. Who cares if they get mad. Your bosses want things done, right? If you don’t micromanage them, it’s a simple fact that it won’t get done the way it’s supposed to.

3. Play favorites. After all, it’s just human nature. Everyone has favourites. Why should you be different? Besides, isn’t that how you get special things done to you? This is not communism. Some people under you deserve better treatment and some don’t. That’s the way things are, right?

4. Being arrogant and exhibiting authoritarian behavior. Let’s be honest. You are in charge and that is no coincidence. Being nice is fine, but being tough is better. Someone has to bark orders. That’s the only thing people respond to, right?

5. Don’t give credit to others. You are the boss. If anyone should recognize the success of your department or division, it should be you. After all, it is you who will be fired if things don’t work out. Conversely, should others bask in your glory?

6. Don’t respect other people’s time. So what if people have to wait for you before holding a meeting? Your time is much more valuable than theirs considering your position. And who cares if they have pressing personal problems. If you have to work late without complaining, they should too.

7. Be passive-aggressive. Bring people to their knees by going behind their backs. That’s how the real world works, right? Forget being direct. Where does it lead you but to anguish? It is better to strike silently in the shadows than to face confrontation.

8. Don’t set goals or change them midway. That way, people will always be caught off guard and will not be complacent with you. There is nothing worse than complacent people who just go through the motions.

9. Create fear by speaking. Nobody needs a troublemaker. If you set the right tone early on so that people will think twice before questioning your decisions or your authority, then everything will work much better.

10. Hire your friends or spouse. Enough talk.

If you can master these 10 tips, you’ll be well on your way to becoming the bad manager everyone says you’re capable of. Good luck.