Saturday, June 24, 2006

10 Easy Ways to Know You're Not a Leader


I came across a nice list (from Tony Morgan) on leadership the other day.

"10 Easy Ways To Know You Are Not A Leader."

1. You're waiting on a bigger staff and more money to accomplish your vision.
2. You think you need to be in charge to have influence.
3. You're content.
4. You tend to foster division instead of generating a helpful dialogue.
5. You think you need to say something to be heard.
6. You find it easier to blame others for your circumstances than to take responsibility for solutions.
7. It's been some time since you said, "I messed up."
8. You're driven by the task instead of the relationships and the vision.
9. Your dreams are so small, people think they can be achieved.
10. No one is following you.

I believe this to be a good little list to enable leaders help take stock of where they are at and reassess their direction - and not get caught up in a loss of vision, responsibility and relationships.
I might add a few more to the list:

11. You are disconnected from the Spirit of God.
12. You don't take time to really listen to what others are saying.
13. No time to invest in developing other leaders.
14. You are increasingly making independent decisions.

I hope it helps you and others keep your eye on the goal through continual refocus especially in light of 7. "I messed up," which should produce redirected leaders, not just portray perfect ones. What are your thoughts?

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