The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities (J-B Lencioni Series)

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People who are motivated by notoriety, status, and power won’t embrace the demands of leadership when they see little or no connection between doing their duties and receiving those rewards. The Fable What is tolerated at the top of a company is often the celling of what can be expected deeper within it. Leader Reflection and Call to Action

When leaders are motivated by personal rewards, they will avoid the unpleasant situations and activities that leadership requires. This leaves the people they lead without direction, guidance, and protection. The reason a CEO communicates to employees is to ensure that people are aligned with, and have bought into, what is going on. To help them understand where they fit into the success of the enterprise. Do you find yourself venting about your direct report’s behavioral issues rather than talking with them directly? If you answered yes to these questions, your leadership motive may need to be adjusted. 4. Running Great Team MeetingsThe weapon of choice that was used was poison in the murder. The murder was premeditated and carried out on a vicious scale. It was done using aconite, a toxin known for its deadly nature. The victim of this toxin never saw it coming.

Think about the holiday parties you just survived. Now imagine if you’d seen a woman spilling her drink, laughing loudly, and generally calling attention to herself. You would make a snap judgment about her. It’s OK, we all do it. Managing someone is not a punitive activity nor a sign of distrust. It doesn’t change based on a person’s seniority or tenure. Different sides: We all have different sides we show to different people. We’re one person at work, another at home, and even another out with our friends on a Saturday night getting crazy. Card says, "It is also one of the most startling and effective devices in fiction to take characters out of one setting and put them in another, where different facets of their personality come to the fore." If you answered yes to these questions, then your motive for leading may be off. 3. Having Difficult and Uncomfortable Conversations Management is the act of aligning people’s actions, behaviors, and attitudes with the needs of the organization/Good leaders are far more concerned about employees being uninformed than they are about being criticized for redundancy.