Sec7 las chp 28 10 mistakes

Sec7 las chp 28 10 mistakes

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  Leadership: a Subject Ten MistakesThat Every Leader Makes Loeb M, Kindel S. Leadership For Dummies. For Dummies; 1999.
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  Ten Mistakes ThatEvery Leader Makes • Mistakes – Repeating the same mistakes – Being inflexible – Trying to be what you’re not – Being a commander rather than a leader – Failing to listen – Getting caught up in your own glory – Expecting it will last forever – Hoarding skills or information – Taking yourself too seriously – Missing the gray areas
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  No Perfect Leader Thereis no such person as a perfect leader Even Moses made enough mistakes to keep him out of the promised land
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  Ten Mistakes EveryLeader Makes… 1. Failing to Learn from Mistakes • Many leaders think they got to the top by being smarter than the people around them… Wrong • Many leaders feel they must succeed to avoid disappointing the people that chose them 2. Failing to Be Flexible • Situations change, Teams change, Competition changes • Everything changes 3. Failing to Acknowledge Your Past • There is no such thing as a natural leader • Training, mentoring, guidance, circumstances • Great leaders go back to their roots and learn more
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  …Ten Mistakes EveryLeader Makes… 4. Commanding instead of Leading • Dictating behavior is never an acceptable substitute for eliciting cooperation of a group • People want guidance and motivation • People need a reason to sacrifice time and energy to follow 5. Failing to Listen • Many voices to listen to: Your group, outsiders, customers, higher-ups, inner voice • Leadership should not only supply vision but also comfort and continuity 6. Thinking of own needs first • Value Modesty • Put others first and mean it
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  …Ten Mistakes EveryLeader Makes 7. Thinking Leadership is Forever • Good leaders know that times and circumstances change and that they have a limited window of opportunity 8. Failing to Teach • Each one Teach One • Groups succeed because their knowledge and skill base rise faster than competing groups 9. Failing to Have a Sense of Humor • Often this is self-deprecating • If you can’t laugh at how you became a leader you probably don’t deserve to be one 10. Seeing Things Only in Black and White • Seeing things in moral absolutes • Right or wrong, good or evil. Life doesn’t work that way • The world exists in a myriad colors and subtle shades
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  Recap - TenMistakes Every Leader Makes 1. Repeating the same mistakes 2. Being inflexible 3. Trying to be what you’re not 4. Being a commander rather than a leader 5. Failing to listen 6. Getting caught up in your own glory 7. Expecting it will last forever 8. Hoarding skills or information 9. Taking yourself too seriously 10. Missing the gray areas
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  Leadership: a Subject Ten MistakesThat Every Leader Makes