“Do as I say and not as I do”

Only 59% of junior employees feel that their top brass embodies their company’s “leadership mindset”
(according to a recent report https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/juniors-execs-see-leadership-gap-6427234/)

Does this report describe your situation?

“Do as I say and not as I do” does not breed trust in anyone.

Nor does it promote “do as I say” in lower level leaders … just the opposite! Lower leaders will usually emulate upper leaders and do as they do. After all, the higher leaders made it to that level, so doing as they do would appear to be the path to greater success.

Distrust then increases as more leaders behave differently from the supposedly ideal company leadership behavior.

Two key questions:

❓ How do you know if the report describes your situation?
Usually there is a disconnect between what higher-level leaders believe is happening and what is actually happening. It’s common but curable.

❓ Do you care?
Meaning … are you willing to:
a) find out the real situation?
b) make changes to align your behavior with the stated “leadership mindset”?

If you don’t care, then don’t waste everyone’s time (including yours!) with coaching or consulting.

If you do care, be aware that any coaching/consulting will NOT work with a “done for you” approach. The best approach is “done with you” since behavior change cannot be done for you … only you can do that.

DIY (do it yourself) leadership behavior change can work, but is usually much more difficult because:

🔎 People are less likely to respond to questions and surveys from you (why you don’t always get accurate information) compared to from someone outside the organization.

👁 It’s hard for you to “see” your own behavior accurately.

We have organizational assessments to help with this, as well as experienced coaches. An introductory coaching session is free with no further obligation.