Holding your team accountable to do the jobs they’re being paid to do is not being mean; it’s being a manager, and that’s your job.

You can’t effectively move up to the next stage of leadership yourself until your current stage leadership skills are solid and are being developed in your team members so they can take over as you move on.

What is the cost of replacing and bringing up to speed one of your managers, supervisors, or front-line employees who left because they were frustrated with your organization’s leadership?

Leaders move among the various stages each day. But effective leaders move among the right stages at the right times.

How much of your time, at your “hourly rate,” is wasted each year because you’re cleaning up after your employees and fixing issues they’ve created or haven’t resolved themselves?

Leadership is about what’s right for the organization, not what feels right for the leader.