Managing Leadership

I still think that there are too many of us spending long hours in our offices pouring over every detail and trusting no one but ourselves to make major decisions.

And it goes without saying that we say the opposite of what we do.

We add this to our list of behaviours that indicate we do not know how to spend our time wisely.

Our ability should be to share the work, to equip others to take over certain duties, and to function as the inspirational part of a team effort.

If we are constantly involved in petty details we may impress people by how hard we work, but we certainly do not impress anyone by how skilled a leader we are.

If you want to be able to survive a long and successful career, learn to manage your time and talents appropriately.

Schedule your day so that your time is spent reasonably and that you equip your people in the exercise of their purpose rather than working as a lone ranger.

See the work accomplished, but do not feel that it has to be you that has to do it all by yourself.

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