Top-flight Leaders Aren’t Born. They Learn By Bad Example. Poor leadership habits spawn new generations of poor leaders. Or they create enough discomfort that the leader figures out how to do it right. That has been the experience of author Hans Finzel and many others. In this leadership classic Hans describes the ten most common leadership faux pas: — The top-down attitude — Dirty delegation — Putting paperwork before peoplework — Communication chaos — The absence of affirmation — Missing the culture clues — No room for mavericks — Success without successors — Dictatorship in decision-making — Failure to focus on the future