Are you a leader?

Are you coachable?

Being a great leader is not just about the ability to coach others, although that is a really important attribute, it is equally important that the leader is coachable themself.

Nobody is the entire package by themselves. We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses, or gaps in our capabilities. That is why teams are so important—others filling in our gaps and expanding capacity.

None of us has arrived—even if it were possible [to arrive] it would only be for a split second. The second law of thermodynamics tells us that everything is decaying and that unless we keep growing we begin shrinking. The only way to keep growing is to understand what we need to improve and that understanding invariably comes through others if we are willing to listen and be coachable.

Herb Mast is Leadership Coach and Employee Engagement Specialist. Learn how he can assist you in implementing the principles and concepts presented here.