As leaders, we can create the conditions of our own demise.
Here are some of the pitfalls to avoid if we intend to truly make a difference:
- Become Disconnected – Losing focus on the most important things the we are trying to achieve.
- Stay in the Spotlight – Letting “it” become about us, rather than about what we are trying to achieve.
- Remain Mushy – Allowing meetings and work processes to become bogged down in the meaningless and minutae.
- Talk Too Much, Listen Too Little – Being enamored with our own voices (and thoughts).
- Fail to Notice – Disregarding and devaluing those doing the necessary work, up and down the food chain.
It’s a doom loop that guarantees failure and stagnation if we choose to engage in those practices.
Reminded of a mantra from my former life as an athletic coach: “We’d better be in the business of getting better everyday; our competitors most certainly are.”
*If you’d like to read more of nc’s blatherings, go to nc’s Recursive Learning.
