Let's imagine for a minute that you are a contractor and have a contract to build a brand-new office building. You start to subcontract the job to carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and everyone else you need to build this building. Now imagine that everyone shows up to start work and only 25% of the workers have any tools or skills centered around their craft. Even more disturbing is that the other 75% are oblivious to the fact that they have none of the tools or skills needed. Would you give them the go-ahead to start building? Not only no but H#$^no, right?

Statistics show that 75% of leaders are failing, with no tools or skills to adequately lead businesses, but we still put these people in positions where they are ultimately going to fail. So this is not an imaginary problem, but a real, proven problem in global leadership today. Not only are companies failing to provide adequate leadership development, but people are not taking the personal initiative to develop those skills needed to become effective leaders. Failing to develop your leadership is a fast track to a career wreck. Simply put, a good leader is someone who knows where their strengths and gaps are and never stops working to improve in all areas.

Rich and Maikel talk about the importance of continued leadership development and the pitfalls if you neglect leadership development on this episode of Mainline Executive Coaching ACT.

Leaders, Lead Well!

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