Which of these characteristics is the most dangerous leadership trait?
Our reader poll today asks: Which of these characteristics is the most dangerous leadership trait?
– Excessively ambitious: 6.53%
– Being short-tempered: 13.46%
– Indecisiveness and over-cautiousness: 32.3%
– Lack of vision: 22.02%
– Selfishness: 25.69%
Dangerous Traits. From the looks of it, folks find short-sighted, indecisive, selfish leaders to be the worst of all. Each has its risks. You must remember your role as a leader is to put others before yourself, set direction for them, and make the difficult calls that others are afraid to make. If these things make you uncomfortable, either build your skills in this arena or seek a role with less responsibility. One key to your development is first understanding what kind of leader you are. Once you understand that, you’ll be better equipped to build the relevant skills.
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– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC
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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 190,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.
You forgot about an inability/unwillingness to address poor performers. That could be rolled into several of the above topics, but is one of the largest downfalls and complaints that I hear about those in leadership.