When Leadership Strengths Get Out of Balance – Check Out This List

Here’s what strong leadership strengths become when get they get too out of balance –

Confident – Self-centered, talk mainly about their agenda, discount others
Decisive – Opinionated–sometimes wrong but never in doubt
Initiating – Too aggressive to get what they want
Outgoing – Need to be the center of attention
Accurate – React strongly to constructive feedback
Take Charge – Controlling, believing that they are smarter, superior
Strategic – Manipulative of others to get what they want
Logical and Objective – Insensitive to the feelings and needs of others
Visionary – Blame others when something goes wrong

Now if you have a strong, confident personality, you may lack self-awareness of these unbalanced traits when you look in the mirror, but others notice them. Evaluate how many of these struggles show up in your thoughts and behavior and imagine how others experience you.

And, please share your comments on this list, too – your wisdom is valuable!

Also, read Lee’s entire article on this topic in our blog.