Do You Have Any Cracks in Your Leadership?

A while back I went all home improvement and made a trip to a local hardware store. Let's just say, I am not Mr. Fix It. But after three weeks of the spray nozzle on my kitchen sink leaking, I had had enough.

FaucetI actually debated replacing the entire sink. Thankfully, I thought better of it when I saw that the new faucets were several hundred dollars.

Plan B turned out to be much better. I asked a clerk for a plumbing expert and then waited on isle seven while one could be paged. After ten minutes of no one showing up, I started talking to myself, which is not unusual. A customer standing nearby detected my frustration. He asked me what I was doing.

I showed him the spray nozzle and told him about my leaky dilemma. He suggested I tighten the spring, put in a new washer, and purchase some plumbing tape to seal the threads. I followed his advice to a “t” and now my wife thinks I'm a plumber. It turns out all I needed was a little know-how and $1.37 worth of materials.

As a leader you should be aware that leadership leaks. It only takes a little crack in a system, an unfocused team member, or even a flaw in your own integrity for the leaking to begin. Just as water finds its way to the cracks, your vision will begin to leak if you don't pay attention to the crevices in your leadership world.

If you are like me, I'm guessing you could use a little tightening up on some of your processes, a fresh perspective in some area of priority, or a renewed focus on your mission. What you probably don't need is a brand new start.

Take it from a plumber - this week, if you will make a few necessary adjustments to your leadership cracks, your leaking might just go away.

Leadership Begins at Home,

Randy

What are some places where cracks tend to show up in a leader’s life?

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