Incompetent & Ineffective Leaders (Part 1)

Few things can be more maddening to a good leader in the middle of an organization than working for an ineffective leader. There are many different kinds of ineffective leaders, all of whom are frustrating to follow. Here are a few examples. 1. The Insecure Leader: These leaders think everything is about them, and as a result, every action, every piece of information, every decision is put through their filter of self-centeredness. When someone on their team performs exceptionally well, they fear being outshone, and they often try to keep him from rising up. When someone on their team does poorly, they react in anger because it makes them feel bad. 2. The Visionless Leader: Leaders who lack vision create two immediate problems for the people who work for them. First, they fail to provide direction or incentive to move forward. The Bible says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Why? Because they don’t go anywhere or do anything. That’s no way to live. Second, people who lack vision almost always lack passion. They have no fire – and no fuel to keep themselves and their people going. That doesn’t create the kind of positive environment that is exciting to work in. 3. The Incompetent Leader: Leaders who follow incompetent people often feel intense pressure to achieve goals that are unreasonable. They often don’t realize what they are asking for cannot be achieved with the resources at hand. Incompetent leaders are ineffective and they usually stay that way. The poet Samuel Johnson once said, “Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most usually like it the least.” Are you struggling under an ineffective or incompetent leader? Truth@Life can help. Call 248-396-6255 or email me at curtis.songer@gmail.com for a FREE consultation. For more info on help I can provide check out http://truthatlife.com/