Another installment of Bob Bumblehoof – Hero Leader!
Bumblehoof is lousy leadership congealed into one person. He feels powerful letting others know they’re not good enough. He can’t see that success depends on others.
Skillful leaders inspire greatness. Bob inspires headaches. He has a gold medal in making people feel small.
Learn how NOT to lead.
Pessimism is a lifeless struggle toward oblivion.
Pessimistic leaders are dead weight. Everyone’s swimming, but nobody’s moving. Progress is hard with rocks in your pockets.
What is the place of negativity in leadership?
Toxic positivity smiles when the boat is sinking.
You can be busy and bored.
You signed up to inspire teams, cast vision, and change lives. But you’re buried in emails, paperwork, policies, and politics.
High volume, low challenge work is stressful tedium.
Boredom is being trapped by busy work while expecting impactful contribution.
Getting the most from boredom…
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.”
7 People who don’t count:
Sir Sits-A-Lot – Always observing, never engaging.
Mrs. Hindsight – Knows everything after the fact.
Captain Critic – Leads no one, judges everyone.
More…
Pessimists can’t lead. Leading is the practice of restless optimism.
Contentment that induces slumber degrades you. Accept your present. Stay hungry to improve.
“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.” Thomas A. Edison
Passion is optimistic discontent.
Push limits before setting limits.
Over-commitment is inevitable for aspirational leaders.
“…only those who will wish to go too far can possibly find out just how far one can go.” T.S. Eliot
Manage excess; don’t avoid it.
Over-commitment is a gift. Expect it. Use it. Don’t beat yourself down because of it.
