7 Characteristics of Cowardly Lion Leadership
You remember the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz don’t you? He was supposed to be the king of the jungle but he had no courage.
Sadly I see this missing in much leadership today. Let’s face it. Leading others is hard. There is often loneliness to leadership. (I wrote about it HERE.) Leadership takes great courage.
Here are 7 characteristics of cowardly leadership:
- Says “I’ll think about it” rather than “No”…even no is already the decided answer…
- Avoids conflict…even when it is necessary for the good of relationships and the organization…
- Never willing to make the hard decisions…
- Pretends everything is okay…even when it’s not…
- Bails on the team when things become difficult…
- Refuses to back up team members…
- Caves in to criticism…even if it is unfounded…
What would you add to my list?
Do you find it scary to be a leader sometimes? What’s the scariest time you face as a leader?
Tomorrow I will share “7 traits of courageous leadership”.
