Top 10 Mistakes Leaders Make

By Hans Finzel

Presented by:
Ankit Varshney Roll No. 19

1. The Top-Down attitude

Autocratic or dominating attitude
Based on military model of barking orders to

weaklings Alternatives
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Participatory Management Facilitator style Democratic Leadership Flat Organizational characterstics Servant Leadership

2. Putting paperwork before peoplework

Paperwork-Task oriented
Peoplework-people oriented People 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 dont want to delegate 1. 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 Organizations 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 leadershiph
Mentoring 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