The path to failure

According to Paul Glen, a management consultant in Los Angeles (California, USA) and Director of Developing Technical Leaders Program, there are many ways to bring managers to success, but there is no road that is wide and flat. In that case, each of those roads had at least ten flat 'highways' straight ahead . failure. And a lot of people went into those "highways". In this article, he mentions one of those dangerous highways.

I do not find it easy to get the correct answer on the secret of success of the administrator. But I realize that one of the most common factors that make them fail is the tendency to think that they are unusual. Administrators with this tendency often face difficulties and difficulties in work and life.

These people think that unlike other people, I am a special, great and better character than everyone else, that I am a separate person and standing above everyone.

This idea is not like confidence or self-esteem. Confident people are aware of their own abilities and defects, but still think that they belong to a group of ordinary people. People with self-esteem often have positive feelings about themselves and their abilities, but this does not make them think that they must be judged by different standards for everyone else.

Some people seek to gain leadership positions because they already have a tendency to consider themselves unusual. They often think: ' I am worthy of this role. In fact, no one has the same quality as me. '

However, it is sometimes thought that illusions are more than people formed after they grasp the leadership position. If there are many people praising you as a great person, being a special person, then it is easy to forget that these praises are only uttered when you are in office, not really the real remarks of people. friend.

People who are inclined to consider themselves as others often think that the rules and regulations are set for 'normal' people, not for them. They give themselves freedom, sometimes just small things, but others are never allowed. For example, they think their time is precious and allow themselves to be ten minutes late to avoid waiting for everyone to be present. They parked the driveway because it was closer to the office entrance, but blamed it because the parking area was narrow. Gradually, 'acculturation', these minor violations lead to embezzlement and self-interest in capturing unpublished business information . But they still consider themselves special people that cannot be judged. by general rules and regulations.

And sooner or later, those trend-oriented leaders will face failure. It is due to disdain that employees cannot create trust in subordinates, and even minor violations of rules of conduct also reduce credibility. When these leaders violate the rules they set for others, they will be treated as hypocrites, and will lose credibility in everything.

In addition, leaders of this type can hardly become happy people in life. They judge themselves by too high standards, rarely meet them. They are always tormented by a sense of shame because they are not really more special than others as they think.

So, if you find that these tendencies are creeping into your personality, put them out in the bud. Such action may not be enough to guarantee your success as a leader, but it will be a good start for you to have a helpful staff and a happy life.

Dang Thieu