Great Article on Leadership

by Tony Steward on March 31, 2007

in Leadership

Was looking through FastCompany.com and came across this great article on leadership, here is an excerpt:

“It will come as no surprise to people reading this that we as leaders spend an inordinate amount of time in the “doing”. We gauge our effectiveness by how many things we get done as opposed to how we are getting them done. Tell me: when was the last time you were talking on the phone, answering e-mail and nodding to someone at your doorway – all at the same time? Probably 5 minutes ago, right? In those moments, you are not in the “being” at all, but in the “doing”. So you ask, what is wrong with that? I’m getting a lot done. Well, let’s talk about the fallout of this behavior with those you lead.”

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