The 4 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
#2 — They expect resistance from those they lead.
“Learning to lead is a process of learning by doing. It can’t be taught in a classroom. It is a craft primarily acquired through on-the-job experiences — especially adverse experiences in which the new manager, working beyond his current capabilities, proceeds by trial and error.”
— Dr. Linda Hill, Harvard University
A quick search on Amazon for books about leadership returns roughly 10,000 results. That’s a lot of information…
But the good news is, you don’t need to read all those books to become a good leader. In fact, you don’t need to read any of them.
But the bad news is, becoming a good leader is much more difficult than reading a bunch of books. Because becoming a good leader is about going through the sometimes painful experience of personal growth.
At twenty-five, I became the leader of an organization and very quickly realized how little I actually understood about the day-to-day realities of leading people.
