Epidemic of Under-Leadership
There seems to be an epidemic of under-leadership in the workplace. Plus, there are hidden costs of underdeveloped leaders.
For some reason, too many leaders, managers, and supervisors aren’t leading.
The trend among many Managers is to be hands-off. And they think they are supposed to be hands-off.
So they’re hands off, and then something goes wrong. The problem is … if you are hands-off, things will definitely go wrong.
Here’s the problem: Too many individuals, when promoted, are ill-prepared to be leaders.
They don’t know how to manage performance, hold people accountable, deal with conflict, or … don’t want to.
So why are so many capable leaders failing to reach their potential? I hate to say this … but in some cases, they aren’t helped by outdated and ineffective human resource processes and training.
Additional Insights:
- Take time to be a leader. I’ve heard senior leaders say, “Talk to my employees? I don’t have time to talk to my employees.”
- Learn the key skills and get effective tools for hiring and coaching employees.
- Millennials need leadership, coaching, and purpose to feed their need or turn them over.