3 Mistakes Every Leader Needs to Avoid
- Don’t assume. One of the biggest mistakes I made was thinking our workforce thought of themselves as leaders. I assumed because I thought of everyone as leaders, so did they. When I ask our team to raise their hand if they felt like they were a leader, about half did and half did not. I needed to communicate more often and with greater clarity.
- Don’t blame your team. Once you blame others on your team, you lose a bit of respect, authority and motivation. Ultimately, the leader is responsible. Own it and move forward to learn from the mistake.
- Don’t expect change when you keep doing it the same way. What is the definition of insanity? Albert Einstein has been credited with saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result.” I may not be able to change anyone around me, but I can change myself, my attitude and my response.
If you have been leading people for more than 5 days, you have made at least one mistake already; that is part of the journey.
