Why Many Smart People Fail to Lead(rajeshsetty.com)
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Why Many Smart People Fail to Lead
http://www.rajeshsetty.com/2011/08/17/7-reasons-why-many-smart-people-fail-to-lead/
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I agree that teaching others what you know is a key ingredient for leaders. The aim should be to have your followers surpass you eventually. A second class leader will try to prevent that, that's a lose-lose for everyone.
Another reason that I think is missing here is when a person that should be a leader has a very liberal mindset that comes with a reluctance to tell other people what to do, regardless of ability (skill + confidence).
Another reason that I think is missing here is when a person that should be a leader has a very liberal mindset that comes with a reluctance to tell other people what to do, regardless of ability (skill + confidence).
Instead of having your followers surpass you, why not try to hire people who are smarter than you to start with?
> Stephen Covey said it beautifully – “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
He said that?
Also please stop with the obnoxious appending on text copied.
He said that?
Also please stop with the obnoxious appending on text copied.
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2279.html - Chinese Proverb?
None of these points (except perhaps for #5) are specific to smart people.
Point two seems to be talking more about micromanagement specifically, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's more the issue that people who like doing don't necessarily like leading.