The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make: Hans Finzel

Although leadership is the hot topic on conference agendas and book tours, most people who find themselves in positions of leadership have little or no training for the role. So they wing it, following examples set for them by others, and continue to make the same old mistakes.

1. The Top Down Attitude: The number one hang-up

2. Putting Paperwork Before Peoplework: Confessions of a type A personality

3. The Absence of Affirmation: What could be better than a pay raise?

4. No Room for Mavericks: They bring us the future!

5. Dictatorship in Decision Making: Getting beyond “I know all the answers”

6. Dirty Delegation: R… Read Moreefusing to relax and let go

7. Communication Chaos: Singing from the same hymnal

8. Missing the Clues of Corporate Culture: The unseen killer of many leaders

9. Success Without Successors: Planning your departure before you start

10. Failure to Focus on the Future: Prepare yourself-it’s later than you think