Introduction The quality and timeliness of managerial decisions determine whether a company will be successful or not. Decision-making is a continuous process that changes according to the prevailing condition in the market. Management is the process where activities are coordinated to meet an organizations goals and objectives. In the changing world with competition, there is need to adopt policies and strategies that facilitate efficiency and effectiveness in all processes. Inefficient managers make unresponsive decisions and their companies lack competiveness in either commodity or labour markets. Their companies are characterised by inefficiency in production, low staff motivation, weak brand name and lack of visionary strategies. Management is an art that can be trained and mastered; inefficient managers need to undertake deliberate measures, swallow their pride and start the process of mastering the art. An old saying state “we learn through mistakes”, so mistakes are learning experiences so inefficient managers should focus on improving their management strategies and success is guaranteed (Fred, 2008). This paper discusses some of the strategies that can be used to increase efficiency of inefficient managers. Characteristics of inefficient managers Some common characteristics can be seen in inefficient managers, they include: Know all attitude Inefficient managers make decisions alone using their instincts about a certain issue or situation; they do not consult or seek the intervention of other people either their juniors or seniors’. To them they well understand the best direction that their firm should follow; they believe they have a solution to every problem in the organisation. Inefficient managers adopt dictatorship management system where they disregard the contribution of others in their decisions. When they make a decision, they expect it to be followed without questioning; subordinates should only receive directions or orders. When the market offer opportunities, the firms take long before they can take advantage of the situation and some time they loss the benefit. On the other hand, they are greatly affected by threats and change in the market (Bridge & Dodds, 1975). Poor communication skills In organisations with inefficient management, the flow of information is in one-way, up down, communication. When a decision to do something has been reached, the management has the whole information and passes the decision for implementation without entertaining any form of criticism, addition or subtraction. The decisions are static and never flexible. Individuals in teams work for their own good and lack team spirit; teams are weak and inter-team communication is poor; when teams are called upon to perform a certain task, their main concern is completion of the project but they mindless the outcome of the project. The one-way communication does not offer room for problem solving between the management and staffs thus the companies are in constant struggle as employees seek solution to the issues they are going through. There exists cruel methods of solving problems that include staff strikes, legal proceedings on the company and the staffs are generally less motivated. Mistrust on staffs Inefficient managers do not trust their subordinates; they are not willing to delegate duties and neither are they willing to listen to probl