Use the list below to help you identify areas of ineffectiveness within your organization:

• Excessive meetings

• “CYA” mentality

• Lack of personal accountability

• Time consuming and/or meaningless performance evaluations

• Communication problems

• Difficulty terminating poor performers

• Misalignment/lack of coordinated effort

• Personality conflicts and/or power struggles

• Difficulty keeping employees motivated

• Unacceptable results

• Time management problems

• Reactive rather than proactive thinking

• Micro-management

• Can’t-do attitudes

• Unproductive teams and/or ineffective teamwork

• Duplication of effort

• High staff turnover

• Failure to achieve quality standards

• Fear of making decisions

So what’s the verdict?  If one or more of these signs of organizational ineffectiveness hit home with you, leadership challenges certainly exist.

How attractive will your organization be if just one of these is a problem in your company?

How much would your company benefit if the situation was rectified?

Checklist adapted with permission from Fail-Safe Leadership, by Linda L. Martin and Dr. David G. Mutchler

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