7 habits of highly INeffective people Heres the list in order, from the least to the most fatal: 1. Failure to Coach and Develop Others Ineffective leaders get into the habit of focusing only on getting their jobs done. They fail to show concern for the development of a group of people who can get the job done in an ever more competitive world, and who will take over when they are no longer around. 2. Bad Role Model Less effective leaders get in the habit of saying one thing and doing another. They firmly believe that it is appropriate to have one set of rules that apply to themselves and a different set of rules that apply to team members. After all, they are the boss. But this has a greater consequence than they think. Subordinates keep score of the number of times the leader says one thing and then does another. Less effective leaders get in the habit of saying one thing and doing another 3. Lack of Strategic Perspective Ineffective leaders develop the habit of only looking down -- they fail to look up or out. They are less comfortable considering the bigger picture or peering over a three-to-five year horizon. Having become comfortable in this small arena, it is hard to break away from their myopic view. This shortsightedness causes team members to focus only on the task at hand rather than the vision and mission of the organization. 4. Prefer Working Independently Instead of Collaborating Ineffective leaders get into the habit of working independently. It requires less effort than collaborating with their peers. They so much enjoy having their own turf and building a silo in which to live that they fail to see the most important work occurs horizontally in an organization. 5. Resist Goals and Improvement The twin demons of ineffective leaders are arrogance and complacency. These leaders develop a terrible habit of avoiding any personal development. They believe they must be wonderful or they wouldnt have been promoted into a position of leadership. Worse yet, they conclude that they have reached their peak and self-development or stretch goals arent necessary, or that they are beneath them. 6. Poor Communication These leaders were not skilled at communicating insights and understanding of the issues or problems. Additionally, they struggled to provide others with any sense of direction or purpose. They either didnt take the time or couldnt communicate how their work contributed to the broader business objectives. When they do communicate it is a one-way channel with a loud speaker, but no listening device. The number one most devaluing quality of ineffective leaders is their failure to motivate subordinates 7. Failure to Inspire and Motivate Others The number one most devaluing quality of ineffective leaders is their failure to motivate subordinates. Most leaders now how to push to get results, but fewer understand how to pull. Leaders with this bad habit of only pushing and not pulling, were described as autocratic and micro-managing. Others were described as unenthusiastic and passive. Energizing people and inspiring them to high levels of performance is the most challenging struggle for these ineffective leaders. These sound like obvious flaws that any leader would try to fix. Would it surprise you to know that the ineffective leaders we studied were frequently oblivious to their own bad habits? They consistently rated themselves more positively in these areas than others did, and usually by a wide margin. They were suffering from self-awareness deprivation. Maybe it is time to take a moment and analyze if you possess any of these fatal flaws or ask for candid feedback on your performance in these specific areas. There are many glowing habits that make a career successful, but beware of the ones that can make you fail
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 08:06:58 +0000
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