Your reputation as a leader is built upon things you do and things you don’t do. That’s right lack of action can define the opinions of your leadership persona.

What will harm your reputation as a leader?

Scott Mautz at Inc.com in “These 11 Inactions Will Kill Your Reputation as a Leader” identifies specific inactions that will adversely affect the opinions of others.

These 11 Inactions Will Kill Your Reputation as a Leader

As a leader, you don’t want to be defined by the things you didn’t do. Unfortunately, there’s plenty of Monday morning quarterbacks who will take pot shots at you for the plays you didn’t run. Read more at Inc.com

Avoid These Behaviors

Here’s a quick summary of Scott’s “failures” list.

• Failure to make a decision
• Failure to stop spin
• Failure to resolve conflict in a timely fashion
• Failure to reward and recognize
• Failure to inform
• Failure to proactively manage change
• Failure to take accountability
• Failure to see around corners
• Failure to react quickly enough in crisis
• Failure to make an effort to connect

[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. Henry Ford[/social_quote]

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