Last week I talked about the second leadership problem that inhibits growth: Defensiveness

As I said in the first lesson, we are either in protection mode or growth mode, and defensiveness is evidence of protecting. In fact, if there’s nothing to protect, you are free to learn, which leads to problem #3: Justification.

Stop Making Excuses: Justification is another defense mechanism, which means there is protection going on and not growth. What is justification? Making excuses instead of making course-corrections.

The language of justification is very subtle therefore difficult to identify and address. Justification is talking about why you can’t give the customer what she wants rather than doing what is necessary. Justification is talking about all the reasons you can’t achieve your goals whether it’s the new legislation, your background, your employees or the new technology. To read more http://stopworkplacedrama.com/managing-and-leading/four-leadership-problems-that-inhibit-growth-lesson-3/