LOSING POWER
Forceful leaders place great faith in their own powers—their ideas, decisions, vision, convictions, focus, and drive. When in doubt, they fall back on their own resources. As a result, they tend to have trouble listening, turning subordinates loose, resisting the temptation to take over when problems arise, and taking the time to develop subordinates' capabilities. The force they exert can shut people down and turn them off. One way or another, overly forceful leaders are at risk of losing the potential contributions of others. In relying so heavily on what they do, they do not enable others enough. In fact, they tend to disable others.
If you are an exclusively forceful leader, your primary task is developing trust—confidence and ...
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