Hiring Too Fast. Firing Too Slow. Every minute I delay in firing, I take away opportunity for God to work in that person’s life.- Putting Projects before the People. Embrace the tension and find the balance between leadership and shepherding.
- Trying to Fix the Problem Rather than the Process. Ninety percent of the time it isn’t a people-problem. It is a process-problem.
- Delegating Tasks Instead of Responsibility. It is hard to delegate, because many times I (wrongly) think I’m the only one who can do it right.
- Assuming it is Always Black and White. Following rules is a lot easier than trying to deal with relationships.
- Not Following my Gut. When we stop listening to God, he stops talking to us (consider the 13-year gap when God stopped talking to Abraham).
- Dwelling on the Worst-Case Scenario. Worry might not be your issue, but everyone has an issue that can derail them.
- Waiting Until There’s a Problem to Provide Feedback. I have to discipline myself to encourage my team.
- Staying Busy. It is a lie, but I tend to think if I’m staying busy, I’m adding value to my organization.
- Spending Too Much Time on the Details Rather than the Dreams.
[You can read more, including some other great quoteables from Tony over at Tim’s LeadingSmart.com. And, you can get daily wisdom from Tony each and every day at TonyMorganLIVE.com!]
So… How many of Tony’s mistakes have you also been guilty of? And what can you learn from Tony’s mistakes?
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