THE RELUCTANT LEADER ... by Tim McMahon

Most leaders lead not because they want to or are motivated to ... or even because they possess a set of wonderful (if elusive to the rest of us) "leadership skills". Most leaders lead because the NEED to!

The very real characteristics of most leaders reveal individuals whose personal makeup makes it harder for them to follow than to lead. In other words they're driven to take leadership in everything they do -- even when their preference would be to take a follower role!

Reluctant Leaders possess...

- a sense of Urgency
- a unshakeable and deep-seated belief in the overall rightness of their plan or ideas
- find satisfaction in the achieving of goals, not only in the results
- find "fear of failure" a motivator, not a deterrent
- an abiding desire to be a follower, if they only could