Sometimes, making your mark isn't what you want...
You’ve seen it — a new manager or executive comes to an organization. Immediately, those reporting to the new leader begin to prepare themselves for some action that their new boss will take to “make his (or her) mark.”
The exercise of “making a mark” is frequently based in the ego of the new leader. It may also produce some of the dumbest new policies, procedures, or reorganizations that one could imagine.
Leaders of distinction keep their personal egos in check. By doing so, they help their organization create the clarity, creativity, communication, and customer experience focus that will grow their business and make them stand out from the competition.
Leaders of distinction don’t worry about “making their mark.”
