- Failing to provide appropriate feedback, especially praise and redirection.
- Failing to involve others in processes.
- Failing to use a leadership style that is appropriate to the personnel, task or situation.
- Failing to set clear and understood goals and objectives.
- Failing to train and develop their staff.
- Inappropriate use of communication, especially listening, and a tendency to ignore alternative viewpoints.
- A tendency to give too much or too little supervision, direction or delegation.
- A general lack of management skills, such as problem solving, decision making and consensus building.
- A tendency to provide too little or inappropriate support.
- A lack of accountability, especially in holding staff accountable for agreed goals and behaviour.
Leadership failings and mistakes: the top 10
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