Credit & Responsibility

“Everything rises and falls on leadership.” - John Maxwell

It’s an almost perfect leadership quote. Leadership sets the tone. As does the leader, so do the employees. 

Sure, you’ll find diamonds in the rough. People who are crushing it despite working for a leader who’s a complete mess. But it’s only a matter of time before they realize that despite having some success in a broken system, that a diamond among diamonds shines brighter than a diamond in the rough. 

It’s commonplace for leaders to embrace their position when things are going well “My team is killing it, I’m a great leader!” and distance themselves from their position when things are going poorly “My team isn’t pulling it together, what the hell is wrong with them?!”

You can’t have it both ways. If you take credit when things are good, you have to take responsibility when things are bad. 

Everything rises and falls on leadership.