Leadership: The Crap Trickles Down Too
People are quick to point out that leaders are role models and that employees or team members pick up great leadership traits from the top man or woman. But the uncomfortable truth is that they also pick up bad habits.
There’s a CEO that we worked with once who was arrogant, always late for meetings, and extremely impressed with himself. We had a conference call once with one of his subordinates, and guess what? His employee was 15 minutes late for the call, never made an apology, acted arrogantly, and was pretty impressed with himself.
Leaders – be aware of the good and bad impact you have on employees and subordinates. And everyone else – make sure the traits you model from your leader are positive and transcend the workplace. Otherwise, the poop will continue to roll downhill…
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Phil Cooke, PhD. has been called “one of the most innovative communicators of our generation.” As a media producer, writer, speaker, and consultant, his client list includes major film studios and TV networks as well as major Christian organizations like Voice of the Martyrs, The Museum of the Bible, The Salvation Army, and others. He’s also coached and consulted with many of the most influential churches and nonprofit organizations in the world, helping them use media to tell their story. You can hear his podcast here.
