Every day that passes the news from the White House shows more and more that the President is a rookie leader coming to grips with his newly found power.  How many rookie mistakes can you spot in the evening news?  Here are just a few that I have spotted from my seat in the house:

   1.  If you have to tell your team you get to make the decision, you might be a rookie.

   2. If you spend more than a trillion dollars to revive the economy and then cut spending by $100 million, you might be a rookie.

   3. If you disregard the input from a specific group within your organization because they disagree with you, you might be a rookie.

   4. If you have tell the organization that you are doing a great job, but your partners ridicule you after you leave, you might be a rookie.

   5. If you only bolster support from people who like you, and everyone else regrets that you hold your current position, you might be a rookie.

   The dichotomy that a rookie leader misses is that greatness comes from respecting the authority and power you have been given.  The less you use your power the more powerful you become.  When you give that power to those with which you have chosen to surround yourself, it comes back to you ten-fold.  When you use that power to push action, and policy without regard to everyone you serve, you loose your power, respect, and eventually your position.