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190 leaders who are competent to apply the new methods of leadership has greatly
191 exceeded the supply. Some of the old type of leaders will reform and adapt
192 themselves to the new brand of leadership, but generally speaking, the world will
193 have to look for new timber for its leadership. This necessity maybe your
194 OPPORTUNITY!
THE 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF FAILURE IN LEADERSHIP
195 We come now to the major faults of leaders who fail, because it is just as
196 essential to know WHAT NOT TO DO as it is to know what to do.
197 1. INABILITY TO ORGANIZE DETAILS. Efficient leadership calls for ability
198 to organize and to master details. No genuine leader is ever "too busy" to do
199 anything which may be required of him in his capacity as leader. When a man,
200 whether he is a leader or follower, admits that he is "too busy" to change his
201 plans, or to give attention to any emergency, he admits his inefficiency. The
202 successful leader must be the master of all details connected with his position.
203 That means, of course, that he must acquire the habit of relegating details to
204 capable lieutenants.
205 2. UNWILLINGNESS TO RENDER HUMBLE SERVICE. Truly great leaders
206 are willing, when occasion demands, to perform any sort of labor which they
207 would ask another to perform. "The greatest among ye shall be the servant of
208 all" is a truth which all able leaders observe and respect.
209 3. EXPECTATION OF PAY FOR WHAT THEY "KNOW" INSTEAD OF
210 WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT WHICH THEY KNOW. The world does
211 not pay men for that which they "know." It pays them for what they DO, or
212 induce others to do.
213 4. FEAR OF COMPETITION FROM FOLLOWERS. The leader who fears
214 that one of his followers may take his position is practically sure to realize that
215 fear sooner or later. The able leader trains understudies to whom he may
216 delegate, at will, any of the details of his position. Only in this way may a leader
217 multiply himself and prepare himself to be at many places, and give attention to