Diagnosing Your Business Leader: Builder, Decorator, Remodeler, or Realtor?

Excerpted from Business Builders: How to Become an Admired & Trusted Corporate Leader

Dan Adams is on a quest to reinvigorate corporate America. His goal? To put more Builders at the top—or, at least, to inspire those already at the top to behave more like the leaders who brought them to the party.

“Your company—and every company you can think of—was founded by a Builder,” asserts Adams, author of Business Builders: How to Become an Admired & Trusted Corporate Leader. “And while the prevailing belief seems to be that it’s okay for mature companies to ‘move on’ and be led by non-Builders, this is not true. When those at the top reject the Builder mindset, they start making errors that slow their company’s growth. Truly, in some cases, it would be better if such leaders sat at home and did nothing.”

Adams introduces two conflicting leadership “types”: Builders and Decorators. Builders drive profitable, sustainable growth by delivering differentiated value to customers as they brush aside business fads, short-term distractions, and financial gymnastics. Decorators focus on looking good to investors, quarter after quarter after quarter.

What about your own business leader? Does he or she think like a Builder? Adams invites you to visit https://www.areyouabusinessbuilder.com/ for more information, including a quick assessment anyone can take to measure their own mindset. Meanwhile, he provides the following brief profiles of each type that will help you determine who’s in charge of your business.