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Leadership Myths and Mistakes
Resources:Leadership Requires Formal Power and Authority - Myth or Truth?
We are used to thinking about leaders as those with formal authority, and formal positions of power within our society and our organizations. This misses an important point -- that informal leaders play critical roles, sometimes behind the scenes, and sometimes up front.
Common Leader Mistake - Trying To Treat Everyone The Same
Because we live in a democratic society, we tend to think that everyone should be treated the same. Actualy that's a misinterpretation. People should be treated equally. Leaders who strive to treat everyone in identical ways run the risk of failure.
Should Leaders Admit Their Mistakes?
Do you think leaders should appear infallible? Do followers expect perfection from their leaders? No. But many leaders feel they shouldn't admit to mistakes, and that has profound impact on their ability to lead.
Over Focus On Immediate Results Can Degrade Leadership Effectiveness - Process versus Task
Obviously leaders have to pay attention to the results they need to achieve, and getting important tasks done. But it's also the case that leaders who focus too much on tasks or task-orientation run a risk of losing their effectiveness. Leadership isn't just about getting things done, but how things get done.
How does inability to adapt cause leadership decay?
How is it that a leader can be effective for a while, but then lose effectiveness over time, even in the same organization? Simply put, it's about the leader's ability, or lack of ability to adapt to changing circumstances both within the organization and outside.
How Does Ego Cause Leaders To Self-Destruct
Even some of the best leaders fall prey to their egos. Excessive ego is one of the primary causes of good leaders becoming less effective over time -- the swelled head syndrome, and it doesn't happen just to the worst, but often the best.
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