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Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. It is practised not so much in words than in attitude. We require leadership in every field of life. It is a skill which is of utmost importance and requirement. There is always a leader, a head in any organization, at every level and any mistakes at their part can prove to be a heavy mistake for the whole company. Following are some of the most common leadership mistakes which can cost the organization as well as the person.

Not giving feedback- It is one of the most common mistake a leader can make. Not providing prompt feedback deprives the worker from performing more. One should not shy away from pointing out someone’s mistakes. It is his duty. Your critic could actually help the worker perform more.

Being too friendly- There should be a fine line between being personal and professional. People under you should be comfortable enough to share everything with you. A leader should also be open with his teammates but being too open can often result in low performance and more excuses. It will not be easy to take tough decisions.

Failing to define goals- A good leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. He needs to define the target required to achieve. He also needs to work towards it himself and motivate his teammates too. People get inspired and they would also want to work towards the goals.

Some beginners require more attention and need to be helped along the way in the right direction. Adopting a hands-off approach - In order for others to follow, a leader needs to himself get his hands dirty. He needs to the basic work as well as the tougher side too. How can a person who only talks the talk and never walks it, set an example? A leader must never shy away from doing any work. More minds yield more results.

Building an unbalanced team- A leader must play to the strengths and weakness of his team. He must prepare a balanced team with people of each type, equipped with different talents and different mind sets to generate as many ideas as possible. A set of similar type of people will have similar ideas and approaches. Thus, it is on to the leader to know people under him and build teams keeping in mind their talents.

Trying to do everything yourself- This is the most common problem between entrepreneurs, especially the new ones. There is team for a reason, and one must utilize them. You can oversee all the tasks and bring minor changes, if really required. Trust your team and allow them for new inputs too. Mix and match all the different ideas and approaches for the best result. If you can’t help yourself from intervening, try putting yourself to some other task. Add to their work, but don’t try to put your approach on them.