Leaders go first, and their behaviors create the culture. Most leaders fall in the middle of the continuum. But, there are those who are exemplary leaders and those who are inadequate. How would you rate your leaders. How would your direct reports rate you? By the same token, how do you rate your culture?
1. Exemplary leaders are generous with their time, their leadership capital, and their compliments.
Inadequate leaders share when it pays off for them.
2. Exemplary leaders create a strong culture of accountability.
Inadequate leaders avoid accountability and use blame as a power tool.
3. Exemplary leaders model the work ethic and character they expect of others.
Inadequate leaders expect more of others than they do of themselves.
4.Exemplary leaders are genuinely humble and honor others’ contributions.
Inadequate leaders see almost everyone else as inferior to themselves.
5. Exemplary leaders are fair and consistent with others.
Inadequate leaders show favoritism.
6.Exemplary leaders exhibit exemplary relational intelligence.
Inadequate leaders have frequent anger outbursts, pout sessions, and blaming rants.
7.Exemplary leaders are transparent and cultivate agile communication systems.
Inadequate leaders lack transparency and use information as a power source
8. Exemplary leaders set clear performance expectations, create a coaching climate and are quick to let wrong people off the bus.
Inadequate leaders seek to dismiss or ignore poor performance.
9. Exemplary leaders look for ways to hear other points of view
Inadequate leaders do not allow for disagreement or push back.
10. Exemplary leaders right wrongs.
Inadequate leaders cover up or ignore wrongs.
Leaders go first, and their behaviors create the culture.
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