Paul Patrick: 5 Leadership mistakes I avoid as a CEO

Paul Patrick, CEO at DKMS BMST Foundation India & MD at DKMS Life Science Laboratory India, made the following post on LinkedIn:

“5 Leadership mistakes I avoid as a CEO

➡ Micromanaging your employees:
-Team members need guidance to succeed, but they also need autonomy and permission to make decisions independently.

➡ Ignoring feedback:
-Disregarding team suggestions or concerns is an easy way to erode trust.
Not Encouraging Direct Communication

➡ Not following through:
-Sometimes priorities change, but if you consistently promise your team that you can’t keep, everyone could lose faith in your leadership abilities.

➡ Being inconsiderate of team members’ schedules:
-Last-minute rescheduling needs happen to everyone, especially when managing a team.
-It’s a problem, though, when leaders constantly cancel meetings with short notice or assign projects with tight deadlines.

➡ Avoiding accountability:
-It’s not that good leaders never make any errors.
-What matters most is that you own up to any oversights without blaming other team members and do the work to correct your mishaps.

What could be the 6th mistake?”

Source: Paul Patrick/LinkedIn