The Most Difficult Person to Lead in Your Insurance Agency
One of the questions I often get when I work with insurance agency leaders is, “How do I best lead my team?”
Let me start by saying that unless your agency just started from scratch or you are a one-person operation, you have challenging people on your team. People with egos, people with complacency, people with drama, people with an inability to listen effectively. However, none of these challenges will be your most difficult.
The most challenging person you will ever lead is YOU.
No other person you lead will have a bigger impact to your business results.
Leadership is personal and it doesn’t get any more personal than leading yourself.
Many of us are our own biggest fans….and our own worst critics. In other words, we don’t often see ourselves the same way others do. And if leading yourself wasn’t hard enough, as a leader you must realize that everyone is watching.
Your agency team is watching when you show up, when you...