#WORLDCLASS Evolution MD Dr. Mahlon A. Kerr | Page 6

from the publisher
Evolve Media is growing rapidly, and with
great success comes great adversity. Over
the past few months we have been working
on “Team Development” and expanding our
staff. The development of leadership skills
are essential to the growth and health of
any company – that includes yours.

Stepping Stone #1 - Knowing When to Hold Them...
And When to Fold Them...

Stepping Stone #3 - Understand Your Own Strengths
and Weaknesses

Ascertaining when to fight or when to let go is very
important in laying a foundation in effective
leadership. Often great people gain a position of influence
but they fall into habit of micromanaging. The desire to
control can be a leader’s largest temptation and can
bankrupt your company if not properly dealt with.

Talk to most leaders and they will gladly tell you they
have weaknesses. But most of them cannot tell you what
they are. Most leaders don’t know their weaknesses
because most leadership positions encourage managers
to consider the weaknesses of others more than their
own personal shortcomings. Knowing your own strengths
and weaknesses will allow you to build a team that will
support you and fill in the gaps.

Most control comes from fear: fear of the unknown and
fear of the level of ability of those whom you lead. These
fears will cripple your ability to make decisions that affect
your business. For example, a business owner notices
that a project is showing inherent weakness. However,
instead of cutting his or her losses and moving forward,
he or she begins to throw more resources towards it in
hopes to MAKING it work. The end result is a frustrated
staff and a financial loss.
Knowing when to hold and when to fold will do more
than preserve sanity in the business environment; it will
save money and allow growth simply because you stop
paying attention to dead situations.
Stepping Stone #2- Consider Suggestions from
Unlikely Sources

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s we begin to head into a new season of
life, I would like to walk with you into the
new season of your business. I would like to
leave you with four foundational stepping
stones, answering this fundamental question: “How
would you describe the perfect leader?”
You probably used words like control, insight, and
poise in your description. The next question I want
to ask is: “Is it possible that these qualities could
actually hinder great leadership?” According to
some leadership coaches, the answer is yes. So, in
order to remain effective as a leader, it’s valuable
for every leader to develop a repertoire of different
leadership qualities.

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Another trap leaders fall into is to assume they are the
only ones within their organization with great ideas
while overlooking the wealth of information available
from their employees.
One of the worst things a business owner can do is to
assume that their employees are incapable of making
meaningful suggestions. Most problems that develop
within your organization are experienced by those who
are on the front line. These employees often see these
issues with surprising clarity because they deal with
them on a day to day basis.
Your team can be your greatest asset against problems
and breakdowns. Listen to your employees and consider
their insight. It could save you a lot of time and money.

Stepping Stone #4- Place The Right People in the Right
Positions
Your team plays a major part (if not the mo 7B