Leadership is challenging. Whether you’re a leader in your community, your job, or your church, you’ve run into the difficulties that each and every leader faces. Maybe your challenges are unique…but my guess is that they’re not.
I posted this on Twitter and Facebook recently, to see what other challenges leaders face:
I got some great (and some goofy) comments, so I thought I’d share them with you.
The most difficult part of leadership has to be…
- the followers. 😉 (@Matt_Harmer)
- filling in the blanks! (RGNeighbour)
- people. They’re the worst! (LizFentonDecker)
- leading when you don’t feel like leading. (@michaelPaulJ)
- coming up with yoda-like tweets. (@TonySteward)
- when I look into the eyes of those that follow me, I see a reflection of myself. (@poimane)
- authenticity. (@poimane)
- multiplying leaders. (@alviRadjagukguk)
- managing other people’s perceptions and expectations. (@makeda619)
- followers. (Noel Bagwell)
- loneliness. (Beau Coburn)
- letting someone else lead. (Theresa Rodriguez-Milton)
- not micromanaging. (Matt Pennington)
I would add the following
- change
- recruiting volunteers
- keeping the mission and vision front and center
- creating momentum
- managing AND leading
- admitting when you’re wrong
What did I miss?
Do you enjoy leading, or is it more of a burden to you?
