FIVE TRAPS LEADERS FALL INTO

"I set you apart for a special work." - Jeremiah 1:5 NCV

If you're a leader, consider these five traps:
(1) The need to be well-rounded! Great achievers are usually not
well-rounded. They're focused! Striving to be well-rounded only sounds
good. It actually forces you to invest time and energy into areas where
you'll never excel.
(2) Authority without competence! Every leader has authority over areas
in which s/he has little or no competence. When s/he tries to exercise
authority there, s/he often hinders everything and everyone under
his/her watch. To put it bluntly, there are things you're responsible
for, that you should keep your nose out of.
(3) The success intoxicant! Success is an intoxicant, and intoxicated
people seldom have a firm grip on reality. Leaders often assume that
their core competencies are broader than they actually are. This trait
is easy to see in others, but next to impossible to see in ourselves.
Admitting weakness doesn't make you less effective, it just expresses
what everybody around you has known for a long time.
(4) Guilt! We feel guilty about delegating our weaknesses. We assume
that everybody hates to do what we hate to do. Wrong! Delegation allows
somebody else to shine. Your weakness is their opportunity.
(5) Unwillingness to develop others! Sure it's easier to do things
yourself. But leadership isn't just about getting things done right,
it's about getting things done through others. If you can't find
somebody to hand things off to, look in the mirror. Your people are
exactly where you've led them. If you've nobody to delegate things to,
guess who needs to change?