The JOHN MAXWELL Daily Reader #65 - The Freedom Myth

Sometimes I think people get the wrong idea about leadership.  Many people hope that it's a ticket.  It will provide a solution to their professional and career problems.  But being at the top is not a cure-all.  Have thoughts such as these come to mind from time to time?

• When I get to the top,  I'll have it made.

• When I finally finish climbing the corporate ladder, I'll have time to rest.
• When I own the company, I'll be able to do whatever I want.
• When I'm in charge, the sky will be the limit.

Anybody who has owned a company or been the top leader in an organization knows that those ideas are little more than fantasies.  Being the top leader doesn't mean you have no limits.  It doesn't remove the lid from your potential.  It doesn't matter what job you do or what position you obtain; you will have limits.  That's just the way life is.

When you move up in an organization , the weight of your responsibility increases.  In many organizations, as you move up the ladder, you may even find that the amount of responsibility you take on increases faster than the amount of authority you receive.  When you go higher, more is expected of you, the pressure is greater, and the impact of your decisions weighs more heavily.  You must take these things into account.

SOURCE: The 360 Degrees Leader

Leadership Challenge:

REMIND YOURSELF THAT LEADERSHIP IS A PRIVILEGE
AND RESPONSIBILITY  MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.


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