Presented by:Ankit VarshneyRoll No. 19

By Hans Finzel

Top 10 Mistakes Leaders Make

1. The Top-Down attitude Autocratic or dominating attitudeBased on military model of barking orders to

weaklingsAlternatives

1. Participatory Management2. Facilitator style3. Democratic Leadership4. Flat Organizational characterstics5. Servant Leadership

2. Putting paperwork before peoplework

Paperwork-Task oriented Peoplework-people orientedPeople are opportunities, not interruptions.“People will never care how much you know

until they know how much you care”

3. The absence of affirmation

Everyone thrives on affirmation and praise.Affirmation doesn't last. It has to be

replenished.

4. No room for mavericks

Mavericks can save us from the slide toward institutionalism

Learn to recognize useful mavericks who care for the goals of the organization.

5. Dictatorship in decision-making

Dictators deny the value of individuals.The one who does the job should decide how

it is done.

6. Dirty delegation

Delegation is to assign a task to subordinate.Some reasons why leaders don’t want to

delegate1. Fear of losing authority.2. Fear of work being done poorly.3. Fear of work being done better.4. Unwillingness to take the necessary time.5. Fear of depending on others

7. Communication chaos

Communication system is the life blood of the organization 

The bigger the group, the more attention must be given to communication.

8. Missing the clues of corporate culture An Organization’s corporate culture is the

way insiders behave based on the values and group tradition they hold

Cultivating and changing the culture should be one of leadership's top priorities.

Can be categorize in two parts as: values and beliefs

9. Success without successors

Relates to transition of leadershiphMentoring is a non-negotiable function of

successful leadership.

10. Failure to focus on the future

Cutting edge Leaders always rethink the nature of the organization and nature of leadership for the world of tomorrow.

Leadership visions are snapshots of the future.

One thing is always constant: Change

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