I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR TRAINING OR FEEDBACK//

This demonstrates a lack of prioritization and understanding of the importance of employee development and performance improvement.

Training - is the most important part of any job. It is the biggest reason teams fail or succeed. Your team can waste so much time on trying to figure shit out on their own.

Feedback is just as important. Without it you won't be able to measure and relay your expectations and without expectations you will get what you get AND you don't get upset.

A good leader makes time for training and feedback not excuses.

/I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS//

While tools and technology help, BUT competence depends more on skill in utilizing resources you have rather than making excuses of what you lack. " I had a CEO client who complained about their accounting department constantly. AR isn't collecting what they should be and we have so much money out there and not in here! Now in this situation a new software was suggested which would streamline the process but would cost $$$. I said this would be a nice tool but let's get down to the "actual" problem which turns out was a training deficiency between the sales team and the ops floor processing credit cards incorrectly which added unnecessary work for accounting leading to unprocessed collections for the business. (LET'S First concentrate on training your team instead of making unnecessary purchases) Making excuses is only going to keep you from growing because it keeps you from trying. Tools are great but don't forget about the greatest tool you've been given. (point to head).

Just because someone says they were in the military doesn't mean they are exceptional at leadership.

When you are very deliberate in your actions your focus is on that one thing that you have to accomplish which means you're most likely going to succeed in that action.

Nothing, you do nothing and learn. We all learn best from the bad experiences and bosses than we do from wins.

You can't keep holding onto heavy unnecessary weight. It will keep you from moving forward.

Are you having a difficult time with your team when it comes to them not seeing you? Be big with your actions. Leadership is not about who's more masculine, aggressive or loudest. It's about leading with your actions.

It's easy to say "I take criticism well" and it's another to actually not let your ego get in the way. Check out this new drop and let's start taking criticism correctly.

If you're not a proven expert in your field stop saying that you've been doing XYZ for 20+ years. Your seniority doesn't mean you're an expert. I've known people who are doing it wrong for 20 years.

Shield your team from the bs that comes from above. That's top cover. When you come back from your "executive meeting" and start complaining about what's coming down the pike or you just can't say no to extra work because you're worried about how you will look, you're not providing Top Cover.