I'm the former VP of HR at Microsoft. I've witnessed many bad managers in my career — and they almost all had these 4 traits.

• Chris Williams is a former Microsoft VP of HR and a podcaster, consultant, and TikTok creator.
• He writes that bad managers are often self-centered and overly focused on their image. 
• Williams also says that bad managers are so afraid of failure that their teams bury any evidence of it. 

I've seen more than a few bad managers in my over 40 years of business, leadership, and consulting — including as the vice president of HR at Microsoft. Here are four traits I've seen in almost every one of them.