TOP 5 OBSTACLES PREVENTING ENTREPRENEURS FROM BECOMING EFFECTIVE LEADERS

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 Leadership Skills 101:



Exceptional leadership creates an exceptional business and motivates a team to move in a focused and coordinated way to reach a common goal. Doing this effectively, however requires decisiveness, purpose and foresight. 

It's a true challenge to lead in a way that promotes admiration and respect. Below is a handful of dynamics that might be getting in your way.

#1. Lack of Support and accountability

Perhaps the most common issue leaders face is lack of support system. The competition is cutthroat. The pressure to increase revenue as well as efficiency of operations is expected from the CEO's first day. Lack of support, accountability, or an advisor can lead to poor decisions. When there is no one to teach a CEO the ropes, it can be difficult to organize thoughts and make clear, concise decisions.

#2. Inspiration deficit

A leader is responsible for keeping a team motivated, but helping people stay upbeat and enthusiastic in pursuit of a goal can be difficult. To truly inspire others, it's not enough to simply motivate; you must also be able to empathize and connect. The greatest inspiration you can give is to have a clear purpose, communicate it clearly to a team, then set intentional goals for achieving it. When they fully understand the big picture and watch as you pursue it with passion and focus, they are far more likely to get on board.

#3. Old mindset

This might not be the thing that you would automatically expect to see in the list. Truth is that when we become a leader it is easy to forget that there are different expectations and challenges. If as a new leader you are still in the manager mindset you are going to struggle. Even if you are not a new leader old mindsets and complacency can be an obstacle.

#4. Lack of  team unity

Every organized group of employees is made up of individuals with their own areas of strength, ability and interest. This inevitably means that the occasional feelings of disharmony and discord will pop up. When a team doesn't have a clear and well defined singular vision or goal, these conflicts arise more easily, meaning that projects can be derailed and otherwise long-term damage to morale and trust might happen. Encouraging collaboration, team strategizing and training is a powerful way to help bond and unify. Consider having an offsite or attending a conference. Both provide great opportunities for employees to connect and learn in new and meaningful ways.

#5. Failure to act

We have all probably encountered this situation at some point in our career. The organization is facing some struggles, needs to take some decisions and most importantly act on them. Yes it takes courage but failure to act is a recipe for disaster in the long term.


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Written by: Antony Moturi


   About the Author: 


Antony is a professional DJ, Pianist, Social Media Manager, Content Creator and a Blogger. Besides that he does professional Sound Engineering, Public Speaking and is a Youth Leader.


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