Home Leadership Blog

12 Signs Your Leadership May Be Missing the Mark

Written by Chuck Olson

Missing The Mark (1) (1)

As leaders, it’s all too easy to miss the mark. We may be fully engaged, but are our efforts headed in the right direction?

And truth be told, a leader off-target can deliver a boatload of heartache.

Every leader needs a dashboard—a set of warning lights that signal that the current trajectory needs course-correction.

Every leader needs a dashboard—a set of warning lights that signal that the current trajectory needs course-correction.

Over the years – like a squirrel prepping for winter – I have collected a list of questions that serve as my personal leadership dashboard.

I invite you to read them through. Slowly. Prayerfully.

1.    Am I neglecting to create space to hear from God?

2.    Am I forgetting that leading is all about serving?

3.    Am I focusing too much on doing, but not enough on being?

4.    Am I living without margin?

5.    Am I occupying the same space with people, but not really being present with them?

6.    Am I disregarding that the real battles are the unseen ones?

7.    Am I failing to feed my soul?

8.    Am I minimizing the indispensability of solitude and sabbath?

9.    Am I taking credit instead of dishing it out?

10.   Am I toying with the idea that perhaps my blind spots are not that noticeable?

11.   Am I living as if I am bullet-proof to temptation?

12.   Am I forgetting that my leadership is a stewardship, not an entitlement?

This isn’t just a mental checklist; it’s an inventory of the heart. As a leader, we are called to go first. And we are called to go farther.

As a leader, we are called to go first. And we are called to go farther.

Here’s a challenge. An invitation.

  • Rehearse the reality that the pathway to leadership longevity resides in an unrelenting commitment to never stop growing.
  • Pick one of these questions that needs to find its way into the CHANGE REQUIRED column of your life and leadership.
  • Schedule a time when you and God can create a game plan—based on His grace and His empowerment.

At the end of the day, your ultimate leadership deliverable is a life that is constantly being remade by the One who alone can change you from the inside out.

What soul-searching question did you find most helpful to your life and leadership?

Chuck Olson

As founder and president of Lead With Your Life, Dr. Chuck Olson is passionate about inspiring, resourcing and equipping Kingdom leaders to lead from the inside out.  To lead, not with the external shell of positions, achievements or titles, but from an internal commitment to a deep, abiding and transparent relationship with Jesus. Serving as a pastor and leadership coach for over forty years, Chuck has a track record of building these truths deep into the lives of both ministry and marketplace leaders.

More Articles

4 Ways to Measure Your Leadership

Written by Chuck Olson

Indifference

Written by Chuck Olson

Renewable Rhythm

Written by Chuck Olson

See full blog

Sign Up for Free Resources via Email

From Chuck’s Blog to Book Notes to Insider information and more, it’s all free for the asking. Get your free subscription now!

SUBSCRIBE TO LWYL NEWS