The Curse of Leadership

If you are in a leadership position then you have experienced the Curse of Leadership at least once.

Many leaders experience the Curse of Leadership everyday, even multiple times a day. It is so common, in fact, that leaders learn to live with it. But should you learn to live with it when it is possible to lead beyond it?

You decide . . . once you recognize why the Curse of Leadership is so prevalent, so obvious and so difficult to overcome.

What is the Curse of Leadership? It comes in two main forms: As a leader, you (a) tend to hear only good news and (b) you are likely to hear only your own echoes.

Now watch the video below. It explains the Curse of Leadership in more detail and gives 4 simple steps you can take to counter the curse today.

The 4 simple steps you can take to counter the curse today:

(1) Become a skeptic (see Nonsense At Work blog entry #294).

(2) Dig deeper than good results (see Nonsense At Work blog entry #492).

(3) Ask ‘why?’ more often (see Nonsense At Work blog entry #423).

(4) Encourage your pet pessimist (see Nonsense At Work blog entry #216).

Is there anything else you can do to counter the Curse of Leadership?

Yes, there is. Click here to try the SHiFT Trigger now.

Another way not be a victim of the Curse is rather simple: keep an ancient story alive in your mind. Remember it every day you are a leader and you will surely keep the curse at bay.

Watch the video below (How to Lift the Curse of Leadership) to find out about this helpful story and to learn another 4 steps you can take today.

The 4 additional simple steps you can take to counter the curse today: