Vince Molinaro wrote a short leadership book called, The Leadership Contract: the fine print to becoming a great leader. Wiley, 2013. It’s a quick read, full of great bits of wisdom. I liked his list called ’10 Ways Leaders Make the Hard Work Harder.’
- Getting in over your heads. Ask for help to prevent your organization being stuck at your level of incompetence.
- Confusing rough with tough. Old-fashioned, army-style leadership values roughness. Never mistreat people.
- Mistaking effort for results.
- Feeling like a victim.
- Being insecure. You will come across as wishy-washy
- Needing good news. If you ignore bad news, you get stuck.
- Winning at all costs. Too much competition views everyone as an adversary.
- Waiting for permission. YOU are the leader; get going.
- Driven to distraction. Too many incomplete projects will vie for attention.
- Losing perspective. Don’t get mired in the details.
Have you read any good leadership books recently? Feel free to share the title below!