Business leaders are expected to set positive examples for their teams to keep morale high and ensure that employees embrace the organization’s core values. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out this way.
Sometimes, leaders have bad habits or behaviors that lead them to set bad examples for their team. While they’re often unaware of the negative impact they’re having, it’s important for them to address the problem and fix it.
15 professionals from Forbes Coaches Council share some of the bad habits and behaviors they’ve encountered in business leaders and discuss ways to fix them.
12. Failing To Delegate
Not letting go (delegating) is a common bad leadership habit. Leaders who are not able to shift from doing the work to leading those who are doing it run the risk of creating a disengaged workforce that doesn’t feel empowered to do the work. This can be fixed by defining the desired outcomes clearly, checking in regularly and providing support and feedback. – Kristy Busija, Next Conversation Coaching, LLC