Leadership (The Brian Tracy Success Library)

1.| How to Know Yourself Better

Leaders who succeed are those who know themselves inside and out.

While coming to terms with yourself is a private matter, failing to come to terms with your own limitations as a leader affects your ability to lead. Here are three questions leaders can ask themselves, or a trusted associate or two, about their own managerial performance:

What more do I need? This question might seem easy because a leader will always say she needs more time. Lack of time is often an excuse for failing to address simmering issues or to carry projects through to fruition. Ask yourself and others what you need to do more of; one possible answer might be “doing less.” That is, learn to delegate more and devote your time to thinking. ...