Wednesday, January 09, 2008

when you're not really leading

I've always thought a prerequisite to being a leader was that you have some number of followers. Jon Ferguson writes the following:

You know you're not leading when ...
  • You wait for someone to tell you what to do rather than taking the initiative yourself
  • You spend too much time talking about how things should be different
  • You blame the context, surroundings, or other people for your current situation
  • You choose not to speak the truth in love
  • You are more concerned about being cool or accepted than doing the right thing
  • You seek consensus, rather than casting vision for a preferable future
  • You aren't taking any significant risks
  • You accept status quo as the way it's always been and always will be
  • You start protecting your reputation instead of opening yourself up to opposition
  • You sleep a little too sound
  • You procrastinate to avoid making a tough call
  • You talk to others about the problem rather than taking it to the person responsible
  • You don't feel like your butt is on the line for anything significant
  • You think what you say doesn't matter
  • You ask for way too many opinions before taking action
Any clear misses?

HT:TR

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1 comment:

Warren said...

Ouch!
Isn't it alright to just feel safe sometimes?

reftagger