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July 28, 2014

Why failing leaders are people who constantly flit around

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Why failing leaders are people who constantly flit around.

Why do so many leaders flit around all the time?

Many so-called leaders don’t lead at all, they flit from this to that.

From one crisis to another. From one priority to another.

They don’t land on anything. They chase. They are captured by activity; busyness.

They move quickly from issue to issue avoiding any chance of getting pinned down.

They measure the worth of the hours they put in by the calories they burn.

They run toward whatever their boss says is important. And they run away from issues their subordinates claim are critical.

They are skin deep, with a shallow perspective on the issues of the day.

They have no opinion of substance.

They can’t give direction.

They are never physically present; always on the go attending ‘business lunches’ and meetings with their flitting colleagues.

They are completely reactive with no proactive bone in their body.

I reported to the VP Marketing at one point in my career, and he was a flitterer extraordinaire. A nice enough person, but not someone you could go to for specific direction. Always passing my proposals on Marketing programs on to the President for his opinion before approving me to take action.

Virtually zero value added from his executive position. An open valve in the decision making conduit of the organization.

They are everywhere.

Observe your own behavior. Be honest with yourself.

Make sure you don’t practice flittership under the guise of leadership.

Cheers,
Roy
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• Posted 7.28.14 at 05:04 am by Roy Osing
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