It is rare, very rare, to have a leader without blind spots.
Every strength has a corresponding weakness.
In the beginning, a leaders strengths are valued and make a difference.
Over time, their strengths are discounted once implemented, and the weaknesses begin to be chokepoints.
A leader could and should –
1) Appoint a right-hand or second in command with different strengths to fill in for their weaknesses.
2) Keep learning and growing. Keep self-assessing and developing skills.
3) Recognize where his/her weaknesses have broadcast on the organization and find a WHO to get it unstuck.
4) Have leadership help, using coaches, mentors, and other people.
5) Promote people from within who are the answers to the problems that have grown over time. The “breaths of fresh air”.
6) Not let his/her ego get in the way of any of this. Let go of parts of the job as necessary and when it is the right thing to do.
The business will never outperform the leader.