Leadership Traits That Hold You Back: What Got You Here, Won't Get You There
What are the leadership traits that most hold senior leaders back?
Marshall Goldsmith, best selling author and the to coach of hundreds of top leaders, offers practical information on the most important leadership traits that leaders need to overcome.
He shares how to measure these traits and more in his New York Times Bestseller: What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Goldsmith has been called "the world's greatest teacher of leadership on the planet."
20 Habits/Leadership Traits That Hold Leaders Back
Here's Goldsmith's list:
Winning Too Much
Adding Too Much Value
Passing Judgment
Making Destructive Comments
Starting With "No" "But" However"
Telling the World How Smart We Are
Speaking When Angry
Negativity or "Let Me Explain Why That Won't Work"
Withholding Information
Failing to Give Proper Recognition
Claiming Credit That We Don't Deserve
Making Excuses
Clinging to the Past
Paying Favorites
Refusing to Express Regret
Not Listening
Failing to Express Gratitude
Punishing the Messenger
Passing the Buck
An Excessive Need to Be "Me"
So, how do you know if you or your leaders have these leadership traits and habits, and if they do, how you improve?
A great way to start, and something I recommend (and Goldsmith does too) that you get feedback with a 360 Feedback Survey.
One of the keys to making 360 Feedback work - is to actually do something with the results that leaders receive in their 360 feedback report.
The link below shares a great recap, with specific steps from Goldsmith's book, that can help you and your leaders make sure they do something with their results and that they are developing the right leadership traits.
20/20 Insight: Surveys for Small Business Software:
This is the 360 Feedback tool that is mentioned in the Goldsmith book overview video. I use it, (and you can, too) to measure leadership traits, to create professional development plans and to measure training and development ROI.
