The only individuals who make no mistakes are those that do nothing. Combining this adage with another of Einstein’s, which was his definition of insanity as doing the same thing, over and over again, and expecting different results, intensifies our ability to focus upon the relationship between mere – mistake making (which can offer be beneficial, if it enhances our expertise), and the often – common practice of failing to learn or benefit from our errors, and become better in the future. What good are our experiences if they don’t bring us closer to gaining quality, necessary expertise? In my over three decades of identifying, qualifying, training, developing and consulting to over a thousand individuals in either actual or potential positions of leadership, I have been constantly reminded that there is a significant difference between the few experts, and the others who simply may have been involved in certain relevant experiences. Therefore, I thought it might be beneficial to review these 5 Reasons Some Leaders Repeat The Same Mistake.
1. Over – reliance of remaining comfortably within our personal comfort zone: While each of us have some sort of comfort zone, it is important to avoid being trapped by our own version of this. True leaders realize their persona, but resist the temptation to merely over – rely on the easier routes.
2. Being consumed by our fears: Being afraid is absolutely normal, but one of the major difference between getting it done, and procrastination, is one’s ability and willingness to overcome these, learn to use them to become better and more effective leaders.
3. Choosing popularity over true leadership: If you want to lead, you must be willing to recognize, consider, evaluate (without prejudgment or bias), and visualize a variety of alternatives, in order to determine the best course of action, and thus create an action plan, based on priorities, which seems to have the best odds of success. All too often, these individuals merely want the purported prestige of being a leader, but prioritize being popular over achieving, and thus avoid rocking the boat.
4. The false belief it won’t happen again: Sometimes, people seem to let themselves believe that it won’t happen again, and that some other variable or variables caused the previous situation. While that may be true, it is imperative upon a real leader to learn from both his personal, as well as the experiences of those who served before him.
5. Unfit to lead because he is unwilling to learn and adapt: Truly leading means transforming from serving in a position, to becoming an effective leader. Unless you consistently learn from your experiences, you probably should avoid leading.
If you don’t want to look at the past, conceptualize the present, and visualize thefuture, you probably should not become a leader. Gain and learn from your own and other’s experiences, become better, and avoid these 5 Reasons Some Leaders Repeat The Same Mistake.
Richard has owned businesses, been a COO, CEO, and Director of Development, as well as a consultant. He has professionally run events, consulted to over a thousand leaders, and conducted personal development seminars, for over 30 years. Rich has written three books and well over a thousand articles. His company, PLAN2LEAD, LLC has an informative website: http://plan2lead.net and LIKE the Facebook page for leadership planning: http://facebook.com/Plan2lead
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