Karen Keller
Mistake 1 > Rejection. People refuse to follow. They don’t connect with your direction. They run in circles to avoid carrying out your plans.
Key: Accept that you will not be all things to all people. It’s more important to be the one thing to the thing that matters most.
Mistake 2 > Making an error or bad call. You are off base – something went wrong. People scatter and you are left holding the bag.
Key: Know there is no possibility of solid leadership without making mistakes on the way. Be caring and compassionate to yourself as you would a person on the team.
Mistake 3 > Developing a huge EGO. You become self-centered, egocentric, and viewing yourself as indispensible. Soon, your ego precedes you at with those you lead.
Key: Don’t demand the limelight or praise. Do the tough work without expecting the glory. In fact, direct the glory toward your followers.
Mistake 4 > Looking stupid. People laugh at your ideas. They gossip behind your back and they set the stage for more idiotic foibles.
Key: Laugh at yourself when appropriate. When it’s not warranted, hold up a mirror to those who point fingers and snicker.
Mistake 5 > Not always getting results. No matter what you do, or think you are doing, you do not get the exact results you were planning for.
Key: Acknowledge that ‘exact’ results may not be the ‘best’ results. Finding outcomes not expected is the exact results only you didn’t know it!
Mistake 6 > “alpha Do’ Syndrome. You like being top dog… head honcho … big cheese. You knowingly steal the thunder and attention from people around you, typically your subordinates. You don’t like to share the spotlight with a well deserved person or team.
Key: Don’t be afraid to let go and give credit where credit is due. If your team l ooks good, you look good. Let someone else have their moment in the sun.
