assignment 3-why leaders fail

   Why Leaders Fail

    Many leaders have a tendency to start out very successful but somehow end up failing instead of succeeding.  Though not everyone is cut out for a leadership role, we all have to be a leader in the sense that we stand up for what we believe in and voice our opinions.  Some leadership qualities are more important than others, and it is our job to determine the best way to reach our goals in leadership.
    The main reason why leaders fail is that they have lost the love of what they do.  To be passionate about your work is one of the best qualities to possess when being a leader.  When that passion for what you are doing is gone, then your leadership is not going to be up to par.  It all goes back to how much you care about something.  When you stop caring or when you lose the love for something, your leadership skills will suffer. Secondly, poor communication is the second worst thing you could possibly encounter.  Your followers cannot understand the point you are trying to get across to them if the communication is poor.  Thirdly, a shift in focus is the 3rd reason why leaders fail.  Without their eye on the prize, they lose sight of what is important, and their focus is shifted dramatically.  Fourthly, the leader may have an ethics slip.  These people become "pleasers" and do what people want them to do instead of sticking to their own morals and beliefs.  Fifthly, if a leader has poor self management skills, then their ideas of greatness will fall apart.  Organization is key for leaders because if they don't have their thoughts together, then their plans will fall apart.
   To conclude, I feel that in order to be the best leader possible, you must have courage, charisma, and have a passion for what you do.  Loss of passion is loss of everything you were trying to do in a particular leadership position.  In order to achieve greatness, leaders have to appeal to his or her followers.  They should have all these qualities to be the best they can be.