Comments on: Leadership Means Losing Control http://www.zoomstart.com/strong-leaders-lose-control/ Start Something Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mark Robinson http://www.zoomstart.com/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-389 Mark Robinson Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:09:47 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/04/19/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-389 It's the hardest thing to give up control especially when the stakes are high but sticking your nose in everyone's face is a sure-fire recipe for failure. It’s the hardest thing to give up control especially when the stakes are high but sticking your nose in everyone’s face is a sure-fire recipe for failure.

]]> By: Shane http://www.zoomstart.com/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-381 Shane Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:51:46 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/04/19/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-381 Absolutely Gregg, No matter what you do there is no substitute for having great people on board. It makes giving up control infinitely easier. Absolutely Gregg,

No matter what you do there is no substitute for having great people on board. It makes giving up control infinitely easier.

]]> By: Gregg http://www.zoomstart.com/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-380 Gregg Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:32:04 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/04/19/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-380 Delegating leadership roles to someone else is hard, but you have to learn to trust others :D They may not do it exactly how you want something done, but that's why you have to be selective and know that the person you're choosing will be the right one for the job. Delegating leadership roles to someone else is hard, but you have to learn to trust others :D They may not do it exactly how you want something done, but that’s why you have to be selective and know that the person you’re choosing will be the right one for the job.

]]> By: Shane http://www.zoomstart.com/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-379 Shane Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:31:56 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/04/19/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-379 Anthony, It's really difficult. And like you say "When you’ve fought your way to where you are...", that sometimes makes it that much more difficult. Jon, I think the easiest way to know you have to give up control to maintain it is too see what happens when a leader doesn't. The wheels just spin. I'm sure you've seen it a few times. Those what-not-to-do lessons helped me immensely when I had to make the decision to give it up. Anthony,

It’s really difficult. And like you say “When you’ve fought your way to where you are…”, that sometimes makes it that much more difficult.

Jon,

I think the easiest way to know you have to give up control to maintain it is too see what happens when a leader doesn’t. The wheels just spin. I’m sure you’ve seen it a few times.

Those what-not-to-do lessons helped me immensely when I had to make the decision to give it up.

]]> By: Jonathan-C. Phillips http://www.zoomstart.com/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-377 Jonathan-C. Phillips Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:57:38 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/04/19/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-377 I agree with Anthony, it is indeed, hard. When you build something you're proud of, that works, and you "lead" a team, it's not easy to let others take control and delegate, things will go wrong, like you said it has to happen. I've been in this kinda situation more than once, and it's soo true, the way you put it : "they don’t care to turn on their brains when they show up to work". catch a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, teach the man how to fish and he'll have food for life. I agree with Anthony, it is indeed, hard. When you build something you’re proud of, that works, and you “lead” a team, it’s not easy to let others take control and delegate, things will go wrong, like you said it has to happen. I’ve been in this kinda situation more than once, and it’s soo true, the way you put it : “they don’t care to turn on their brains when they show up to work”. catch a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, teach the man how to fish and he’ll have food for life.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.zoomstart.com/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-375 Anthony Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/04/19/strong-leaders-lose-control/#comment-375 I've been in this situation before. When you've fought your way to where you are, it's extremely hard to put some of that control in the hands of someone else. It's necessary, but still difficult. I’ve been in this situation before. When you’ve fought your way to where you are, it’s extremely hard to put some of that control in the hands of someone else. It’s necessary, but still difficult.

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