How to Not Suck as a Leader « Shrinking the Camel

So much has been written on the subject of leadership over the past thirty years that sometimes I honestly wonder if there is anything left to say. Popular authors and motivational gurus like John Maxwell have found so many clever ways to slice and dice and list and repackage their critical leadership advice that I am just about left speechless. Apparently, these trusted career advisors have discovered that there is an infinitely unfulfilled market of poor suckers like you and me who believe we are simply not good enough as we are, feeling unfulfilled, underpaid, or are just plain tired of being bossed around all the time.

But as I reflected further on my vast experience as a business executive and former career-ladder-climber, I realized that yes, there may be one hidden jewel that hasn’t been covered yet. So how about this for a new slant on Leadership:

Some of you will suck as leaders.