A leader can become toxically responsible or dysfunctionally conscientious.
When that happens s/he begins to take responsibility for everything that happens both within his/her sphere of control and for those things over which they have no control (i.e. market conditions, behaviors/decisions of others, acts of God, etc.).
Thus begins a quagmire of self condemnation and blaming as s/he takes a crisis personally – compromising the leader’s effectiveness to manage the situation.
A strong leader has a deep conviction around what s/he controls and what s/he doesn’t. S/he knows it’s not all about him/her.
See the poster What do I control? for more help on this topic.
Categories: Self Responsibility
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