Maxwell Leadership Podcast Most Common Leadership Blind Spots (Part 2)
Aug 8, 2018
In this enlightening discussion, leadership expert John Maxwell, along with Mark Cole and Richard Chancy, dives into critical blind spots in leadership. They highlight the risks of an out-of-control ego, illustrating its role in notorious corporate failures. Maxwell emphasizes the importance of character, using examples like Mahatma Gandhi to show how aligned values drive effective leadership. Additionally, they stress the importance of living in your strength zone and making decisions rooted in humility for authentic leadership.
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Ego Is Leader's Greatest Enemy
- Pride is the leader's greatest enemy and ego out of control leads to costly leadership mistakes.
- Pride causes denial, defensiveness, rigidity, and damages morale and loyalty in teams.
Character Protects Talent
- Character protects talent and determines how long talent lasts in leadership.
- When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions align, a leader's character is strengthened and focused.
Blind Spots Lie in Weakness
- Leaders have blind spots mainly in their areas of weakness, not in their strengths.
- Intuition is strongest in a leader's strength zone and weakest in their weak zone, where blind spots occur.
