What makes a great leader?

6 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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In this concise monologue, the speaker outlines a hierarchy of leadership effectiveness: good leaders address immediate problems, better leaders tackle the underlying root causes, and the best leaders turn inward to fix their own shortcomings. He critiques the common tendency to blame team performance, arguing that issues such as lack of strategy, measurement, and training are actually leadership problems. By shifting focus from blaming results to examining personal inadequacies, leaders can create a more sustainable, self‑responsible approach to leadership.

Good leaders fix problems. Better leaders fix the root cause of the problem. But the best leaders actually fix themselves. Most people blame their team instead of the process. Great leaders ask themselves, what do I need to change to make sure this doesn't happen again? You keep blaming their results, but your inadequacies, like lack of strategy, lack of measuring, lack of training— every one of those is a you problem, not your team problem. I just think that approach is a better place for me to live from as a leader.