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The Most Difficult Person To Lead Well Is Yourself

March 12, 2020

In a Justin Lathrop post from a while back, I remember reading …

When it comes to leadership, there are thousands of books about leading and managing a team. However, none of them will be beneficial without your ability to apply the principles to your own life.

I couldn’t agree more! As you know, one of my many passions is the topic of “good” leadership. I’ve often said that good leaders are extremely difficult to find. Why? The reason is that not many people in leadership positions are actually good at self-leadership. When you are the one who needs to change, well “good luck with that.”

Justin quotes Todd Wagner in his post, “The most difficult person to lead is me.”

Think about it. It’s one thing to share one’s wisdom about the principles of leadership. It’s a completely different thing, though, to actually “practice” these principles yourself.

You’ve heard the expression, “Speed of the leader, speed of the team.” The bottom line is, if you want your team to do this or that, you need to be doing it. It’s that simple.

So how does one work on their “leadership of self?” Here are 4 important things to consider:

  1. Realization – The first and most important thing is to actually realize that it’s true! That what I’m saying in this post is actually the case and you need to get on board with it.
  2. Self Examination – Put a pen to paper on what areas of your own behavior need work. Make a list. Prioritize the list and get started.
  3. Get Feedback – Ask others you trust for their opinion of your self-leadership. What things are you expecting of others that you yourself aren’t doing?
  4. Steady Progress – Know that you won’t be able to actually change your own behavior overnight. It will take slow, steady progress to actually change your own behavior. That’s a fact!

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