10 Questions to Ask when Choosing Leaders

Three mistakes when choosing leaders:

#1. Overlooking introverts. Extroversion is not a requirement to lead.

#2. Succumbing to the seduction of charisma, talent, education, or good looks.

Degrees, talent, and charisma might open doors. But, all the talent in the world doesn’t compensate for bad character.

1. Entitlement.
2. Laziness.
3. Blaming.
4. Insensitivity.
5. Cowardice.

#3. Thinking doers are leaders. You sweat your way into leadership, but leadership is more than getting things done.

It’s foolish to define leadership as getting things done. The focus of leadership is people. You earn leadership opportunities by getting things done. You become a leader when you get things done through others.

1. How do they make people feel?
2. How do they maximize the skills and talents of others?
3. How are they instilling a sense of mission?
4. How are they developing others?
5. How are their values, not urgencies, guiding decisions.

When someone steps into leadership they leverage the talent of others.