Blindspot 3

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a. An insecure leader has a hard time …….. ……… to others. Insecure people need the credit. Therefore, it becomes bothersome to share it. Remember, insecure people are needy people. “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.” -Andrew Carnegie

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b. An insecure leader keeps ……………. from his staff. Communication is a form of empowerment. When you release information, you convey trust and confidence to others. When you conceal information, you convey the opposite – no trust, no confidence.

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. An insecure leader does not want his staff ……….. to other leaders. They may see qualities in others that they like…and that you don’t possess.

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An insecure leader is …………….. by the growth of others.

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e. An insecure leader is often a ……………….. . They are control freaks. They have to have tight reigns on everyone and everything so they can ultimately take credit for everything.

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a. Danger: Insecure leaders are really not ……….. .

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You cannot lead people that you …….. .

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Secure leaders love people but they do not ……… people.

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b. Danger: Insecure leaders don’t provide …………… for those they lead. You can’t give that which you do not possess.

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Secure leaders ………….. and xxxxxxxxxxxx others.

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Secure leaders xxxxxxxxxxxx and ………….. others. To become an effective leader, you must make your followers feel good about themselves and what they are doing.

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c. Danger: Insecure leaders ……. more from people than they xxxxxxx . Insecure people are on a personal quest for validation and affirmation. Instead of giving validation and affirmation to their followers, they need to receive it from them!

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c. Danger: Insecure leaders xxxxxx more from people than they …………. . Insecure people are on a personal quest for validation and affirmation. Instead of giving validation and affirmation to their followers, they need to receive it from them!

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Secure leaders ……………… to the benefit of others. Secure leaders do all they can to help others win.

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d. Danger: Insecure leaders ………. their best people. Insecure leaders cannot genuinely celebrate victories won by others. (Why? They are jealous of them.)

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Secure leaders release their people and allow them to “Go for it.” Secure leaders thrive on seeing others succeed and love to see them reach their God-given potential.

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e. Danger: Insecure leaders limit their …………….. . If you limit your best people then you have no other recourse than to limit your organization. Secure leaders allow their organization to “Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.” -French novelist Honore de Balzac.