No Leaders? No Problem!
What would you do without your leaders? Tough question.
What can you do when you lose your leaders, and what can you do before you lose your leaders to prepare for this inevitable day? Better question!
Leaders leave.
They get promoted.
They change departments.
They start their own business.
Leaders leave.
So here are a few pieces of advice on how to prepare for this day before your leaders leave, and what YOU can do to prepare yourself
Before your leaders are gone:
- Find a mentor: Find someone you admire and ask them to share their knowledge with you now…while they’re still at your company.
- Share your knowledge: Write down what you know, and share it with those around you. This will allow you to do some personal gap analysis, and help you grow
- Leaders also must be willing to find out their team’s strengths, and develop those strengths, and hire a diverse group of players
- You must develop yourself, by finding out as much as you can about the core business, and to continually enhance your skills
After the leaders are gone, and the next generation steps in:
- Step outside of your comfort zone and journey into uncharted territory
- Surround yourself with others so you can work AROUND your weaknesses and stay INSIDE your strength zone.
You never know when you’re going to be the next leader! Get ready now!
What’s missing? What are you going to do to prepare for your time without your leaders?
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POSTED IN: Phil Gerbyshak, leadership
2 opinions for No Leaders? No Problem!
CK
Oct 3, 2008 at 4:40 am
Yes, leaders do leave. But just as a stage-coach has horses (employees) driving forward, the leader is merly the drive pointing them in the correct path. Without the driver (leader) the houeses will still carry on without the driver!
But regardless, leaders should develop others to step up as leader. A good leader creates leaders! It is the uncaring, selfish, disconcerning “leaders” who ignore this fact that leaving can make the organization weak. Or they consider coming back as consultants and syphon off more monies!
Joe Takash
Oct 3, 2008 at 11:22 am
Leaders may leave, but if we form good relationships with the people around us the motion can be mutually beneficial. Use your network and the movement in that network to meet more people and create lasting bonds that can lead to success!
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