You're NOT Leading When...

You Know You Are Not Leading When...

• You wait for someone to tell you what to do rather than taking the initiative yourself

• You spend too much time talking about how things should be different

• You blame the context, surroundings, or other people for your current situation

• You choose not to speak the truth in love

• You are more concerned about being cool or accepted than doing the right thing

• You seek consensus, rather than casting a vision for a preferable future

• You aren’t taking any significant risks

• You accept the status quo as the way it’s always been and always will be

• You start protecting your reputation instead of opening yourself up to opposition

• You procrastinate to avoid making a touch call

• You talk to others about the problem rather than taking to the person responsible

• You don’t feel like your but is on the line for anything significant

• You think what you say doesn’t’ matter

• You ask for way too many opinions before taking action

• You are not experiencing a certain level of personal pain

• You are not delegating authority and responsibility to others

• You haven’t apologized lately

• You haven’t ask for help lately

• You haven’t learned something new

• You haven’t developed and invested in others

• You haven’t had to deal with conflict

• You haven’t met with people

• You become defensive