bad my boss was not here !’ It is no wonder leadership training is rarely successful – we see everyone else as failing to practice leadership but do not see our own failure as severely or at all . This tendency to focus on others also feeds our natural inclination towards pride – and increases our critical and unforgiving spirit . No one who fails to tackle this perfectly human trait will ever be a leader – or a great husband or parent .
Most of us have heard the expression , “ we have met the enemy – and it is us .” I ask you to change that to “ we have met the enemy – and it is me .” All the great leaders I have been exposed to have reworked their thinking to take 100 % ownership for their own behavior which gives them the right to lead .
It is a battle that they will fight for their entire lives – but because they do they possess the most rare and likely the most charming human behavior – humility . They not only consistently work on being a better person but their struggle also makes them more tolerant of others ’ failures . As a result , they positively impact those around them – both at work and at home . Basically fight the chief and most dangerous enemy you will ever face – your own pride and behavior . Most of us fail to do that – and that is why we fail as leaders .
Jack Enter began his law enforcement career in 1972 . Since that time , he has worked as a street police officer , detective , vice / narcotics investigator , and as the administrator of a law enforcement agency in the suburbs of Atlanta . Jack obtained his Ph . D . in 1984 and has served as a professor and administrator in the university setting and served as one of the planners of the security component of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta . He has lectured throughout the United States and abroad . He published his first book : Challenging the Law Enforcement Organization : Proactive Leadership Strategies in 2006 .
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