Leaders Must Do This!

Leadership has been on my mind a lot recently. As I have worked with companies nationwide the more I am thoroughly convinced that everything rises and falls with leadership. Whether you’re a leader right now, or hope to be, I hope this post gets you thinking about your impact as a leader!
Four team leaders walk into a conference room (that sounds like the beginning of a corny joke doesn’t it?) and they’re tasked by their boss to solve a problem…
The first leader orders her team together and says, “This is the problem we have to solve. Here is what you need to do, how you need to do it, and when you need to do it by.” After telling everyone what to do the leader asks, “Any questions?” as she walks out of the room before anyone can ask anything. 
The second leader sends an email out to his team saying, “I know you’re busy, and I hate bothering you, but can you let me know when you’re free today to meet? We have a project and I need your help. I’m so sorry for the trouble.” The meeting never happens because everyone is too busy. 
The third leader spends a few hours compiling and analyzing information and data before calling a team meeting. He gives an extremely detailed briefing covering every aspect of the problem, using an extensive series of flowcharts and diagrams to emphasize his point. He then emails them multi-page spreadsheets (with more data and information on them) and asks everyon……