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How can a leader fail? Tell me about a time when you failed as a leader?

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Question added by Mahmoud Fawzy , Logistics & Supply Chain Manager , Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires (VINCI Group)
Date Posted: 2017/06/25
Engshams Civil
by Engshams Civil , مهندس مدني عام , مكتب هندسي

Thank you for the invitation

But I have not failed in my practical life and my work as a leader

Because I believe that putting the right man in his right place is the cause of success for oneself and others

 

 

When is someone suitable for the role of the leader and when not?

What causes the success of one and the failure of the other ?.

The role of leader does not fit everyone but needs those who have the ability to work hard and perseverance, in the early years of work, many of them are busy access to money and power, forgetting many important things that are the cornerstone of the success of this work ...

 

 

 

1 - The failed leader blames others for all the problems

 

Director scolding employees

 

"I am not the culprit" This is the first thing that comes to the mind of those who do not want to hold themselves accountable. Of course accounting for others is good, but do not always blame others, they will not be wrong in everything. So if you want to be successful, think before you point fingers and blame someone.

 

Do you always blame the captain?

 

The team leader is responsible for the company's business from the external perspective, while the younger staff is responsible from the internal perspective. Therefore, the apparent response to all the problems is the leader, which necessitates searching for the cause of the problem and accusing him of negligence. On the other hand, praised the competent ones.

 

2 - The failed leader lacks enthusiasm and passion for business

 

Director Cup

 

If the leader is not interested in what he does, he will not give him everything he has to give him only crumbs, and passion does not require any external behavior that one needs to do, does not require concentration and walking on certain steps, but always comes from within. So if the commander does not find himself busy to do his job, he either has to make more effort or it is time to hand over the reins to someone else who is more efficient.

 

3 - The failed leader cares more about income than anything else

 

lots of money

 

"What is the value of profits? Has it increased? What? ! Why did not it increase? What is the matter? What …."

 

This is often a concern for a failed leader. If the company is concerned only with profits, this is the biggest problem the company may face at all. Such a leader will not make decisions that negatively affect his professional and material life, leading to the loss of many opportunities. The material gains in the long term, he will not know the importance of those decisions on the company at the moment, and future profits, and how he knows.

 

You did not answer, employees: "Why did the profits fall this month? ! ".

 

4 - The failed leader lacks listening to the opinions of others

 

I do what I want

 

If the leader himself refuses to listen to others, either because he is too busy or because he has too much self-confidence, and in both cases, he is on the verge of failure. Most leaders talk a lot about how to work, how to walk well and what are the potential problems and how to avoid them. But more importantly, they listen to others to get to know different viewpoints, so they get a variety of ideas and maintain the trust and sincerity of their employees, to feel they are part of the work and not individuals. This will take us to the next point ...

 

5 - The failed leader lacks sympathy and integration with the staff

 

The difference between the leader and the manager

 

By talking about empathy, if the commander does not care about those who work with him, he does not deserve leadership.

 

A good leader desperately needs to build good relationships. There is a need to trust others and to exchange different cultures and opinions. Every individual has what he has to offer for the success of the system. You see many business owners spending their money right and left in multiple projects and ignoring the fact that everyone in the system is a pillar. So if you want to become a successful leader, take good care of the staff and learn from them, each of us has good ideas and opinions. Is there someone who is full of his mind only with vanities?

 

6. The failed leader is always willing to sacrifice his values ​​and principles

 

The difference between the leader and the manager

 

Morality, values, public morals, call them what you want, but those things must be planted deep and unshakable not even with the problems, stand and fight for what you believe in; because the moment you find yourself justify a decision does not feel right, You need to re-evaluate yourself. This is one of the biggest failures. Because when a leader abandons his principles, the company follows in full. What do you think of a company in which everyone abandons its principles?

 

7 - The failed leader is always afraid of failure

 

fear of failure

 

Fear of failure leads inevitably to failure, and the real motive for any good leader is the desire to succeed, but sometimes the suspicion and fear creep into the self, this desire to succeed becomes a fear of failure. The first steps to success are the feeling of overcrowding and lack of achievement, and this leads many new leaders to fear of risk and thus fear of innovation. Leave the comfort zone a little risk and you will learn nothing if you do not try, and will not reach success if you do not pass on failure.

 

8 - The failed leader focuses on power over leadership

 

I'm the manager

 

Some would like to get leadership positions for praise and glory from others, perhaps because of the lack of confidence in decision making or to seek self-affirmation in general. If the only thing in your hands to make people obey you and meet your actions is your power, then you are not a real leader. Others are encouraged not by intimidation. Those who press others on behalf of their authority do not fall under the name of the leader, but under the name of the ruler, the real leader does not need to prove this to others.

 

9 - The failed leader lacks imagination and creativity

 

Paper lying around the trash

 

Creativity is the key to leadership because everything changes rapidly, the leader must always evolve with the evolution around him, no

Nazir  Ahmed
by Nazir Ahmed , Junior Commissioned Officer , Pakistan Air Force

Poor Management

Poor Planning

Poor selection of team

lack of briefs / de-briefs

Overload the subordinates

Less Experienced during critical jobs

Expenrienced subordinate detailed for low profile job

As being leader I did not fail any time as on recognition of any weak area I fulfil the lapses

 

Chima Ñgwírä
by Chima Ñgwírä , ELECTRICIAN , BARRICK LUMWANA MINE

When a leader is not getting along with his screw, he will fail to perform his duties as a leader. Poor communication with the subordinates.

Arshad Farouk
by Arshad Farouk , Merchandising Manager , Leading Garment Manufacturer

 

Failiure of a leader can be attributed to few areas.

  1. Over confidence in one , many or the entire team under his belt.
  2. The team expecting the leader to deliver
  3. The leader not listning or not prepared to listen to suggestions from the team.
  4. One way trafic in communication with the Teams
  5. Lack of Brain storming amongst the Team including the leader
  6. Leader not making himself felt as a team member or working along with team to achieve the targets.
  7. lack of understandingine the difficulties of the teams daily routine, their aspirations.
  8. under utilization or over utilization of motivations skills and techniques. 
  9. Experiencing difficutlies in identifying cadidate for rewards.
  10. Having poor system of rewarding.
  11. elivating candidates on timley basis.
  12. training the rest of the teams on a continues basis so that teams perfomance is not hapmered.
  13. Each indiviual must feel the boss in very keen on his/her perfonmances.

 when the team leader looses his focus one or many of these areas, we can see lower perfoance of the team which directly affect the team Leader.

Eddie Mancilla
by Eddie Mancilla , Chief Officer , Bismark Maritime

At uncertain unexpected incidents when under extreme duress & stress.

hisham abu dagga
by hisham abu dagga , Project Manager / مدير مشاريع , مؤسسة عبدالكريم العواض للمقاولات

Thank you for the invitation

 

When I was a project manager at a company

Twenty-five employees were under my administration and there was a timetable for the duration of the project

And I was keen to distribute tasks regularly on the flak until the work is completed on time

Unfortunately, some of the team members did not give you the result you were hoping for

Here you feel a bit of frustration when you act as a leader or a project manager who aspires to give the owner the best results

The result of some team members' reluctance to work is the result is a kind of frustration

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