If you are at a significant leadership position tell me how familiar you are with the thoughts like:
- Why some people do not do their work diligently?
- Why some people need to be told ‘what to do’?
- Why some people do not take initiative and ownership?
- How can some people be so incompetent and not even realise it?
- How can some people be so casual about even their own future?
- How can some people be so shameless about being mediocre?
Not familiar with these thoughts, please don’t read any further. You are a great leader with a great team and rest of my assertions are no good for you. Thanks.
Since you have decided to read further I am sure the above mentioned thoughts do cross your mind or you still are curious to know my thoughts. In that case, I want you to please ponder upon the following questions:
- Who is responsible for hiring right people for job?
- Who is responsible for grooming or training people for job?
- Who is responsible for tolerating the incompetence?
- Who is responsible to create a productive work environment?
- Who is responsible for listening to whispers?
- Who is responsible for clearing the doubts or insecurities?
- Who is responsible for status quo or deterioration?
- Who is responsible to get rid of excess baggage or dead wood?
Well, as a reasonable leader I assume you pretty well know the painful answers to all above. Where does the buck stops? Stop sulking, whining, complaining and start creating the organisation you always dreamt about. Nobody else can be held responsible for your failure as a leader. Take charge, this is what leaders do. Take responsibility for action (specially to make hard decisions and remember hard means difficult for you, not necessarily for others). An organisation is a large shadow of its leader and if you do not like the shadow, you know what you need to work upon. Go, own the game! If you need any assistance in it, contact POSSIBLERS.
