5 Massive Mistakes Smart Tech Leaders Make that Keep Them Tired and Working Way Too Late
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The document outlines five critical mistakes leaders make in managing teams: mismatched skills in jobs, taking sole responsibility for success, avoiding accountability discussions, overlooking hidden talents, and focusing on technical tasks rather than leadership. The author, Loretta Love Huff, emphasizes the importance of empowering staff and leveraging their skills for better organizational outcomes. It also includes a call to action for a deeper exploration of these insights through a linked report.
5 Massive Mistakes Smart Tech Leaders Make that Keep Them Tired and Working Way Too Late
- 2. Dangerous Rumor Being brilliant at one thing, makes you brilliant at everything!
- 3. Massive Mistake #1 Wrong people in the wrong jobs When skills don’t match job duties, work is harder, more mistakes get made, things take longer and profits are reduced.
- 4. You can’t always see the all the skills & abilities your staff really has .
- 5. TIP: Do a detailed innate skills analysis
- 6. Massive Mistake #2 Taking on full responsibility for success all by yourself It’s tempting because you’re so capable and you know what you want.
- 7. But you end up handling too much of the work, making it hard to scale
- 8. TIP: Empower your staff. Let go of the reins.
- 9. Massive Mistake #3 Not Holding Employees Accountable Due to Fear
- 10. Avoiding the conversation just makes things worse
- 11. TIP: Focus feedback on their contribution (or lack thereof) to the organization’s vision & mission
- 12. Massive Mistake #4 Not Seeing the Hidden Gold on Your Team
- 13. Opportunities to leverage those skills go undiscovered
- 14. TIP: Identify hidden talents and redistribute the work more profitably
- 15. Massive Mistake #5 Being the Technician, Not the CEO Boss
- 16. It’s easier, but costly
- 17. TIP: Set your team up to S.O.A.R. and spend more time with prospects, partners and customers.
- 18. This is just the tip of the iceberg, but did you see yourself here at all?
- 19. Get the full report here: http://tinyurl.com/5TechLeaderMistakes
- 20. About the author Loretta Love Huff Known and appreciated by thousands of engaged and sometimes exhausted executives and entrepreneurs as The Dream Leader for Business™, Loretta “helps people and teams EXCEED their dreams™! Loretta guides her clients to unleash their inner leader and influence with integrity. She is a Phoenix Business Journal “Top Women in Business” honoree. She has coached or trained leaders at Hewlett-Packard, Sprint, Henkel/Dial, Visa, Schwab, KPMG, Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch PricewaterhouseCoopers and hundreds of small businesses. She has delivered keynotes and breakout sessions at national conferences. Loretta has appeared on the local Fox10 Morning News, radio shows across the country and been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise, The Phoenix Business Journal, Arizona Woman and Working Mother magazine. She is the author of two books, Leadership without Limit and 6 Keys for Dissolving Disputes. www.EmeraldHarvest.com
- 21. Schedule a time to talk: http://tinyurl.com/TalkWithLoretta