Leadership is not for sissies.
While
many look enviously at those in leadership positions, they rarely
understand the kinds of issues that leaders are usually trying to resolve. The list of challenges that require the best
of leaders includes:
> dealing with special interests (which always have an
agenda),
> discerning and mitigating the contaminants of team chemistry and
productivity,
> finding and wisely allocating precious resources,
> predicting the future in relation to the organization, and
> crafting
adaptive measures in response to those futures.
Nope, none
of those challenges come in the form of multiple choice tests. And, all of them are fraught with political, organizational, and financial implications.
The
best leaders I know are VERY aware that leadership is a collective process, not
a singular undertaking.
The best leaders I know interact
often and meaningfully with folks in every division/wing/building in the
organization, constantly probing for feedback, data, ideas for
improvement. They speak often and well
of the organizational members who invest themselves with gusto in the work of
the organization.
And,
they focus their eyes,
their ears,
their words,
their thoughts,
their hearts
on
the BIG mission drivers of the organization.
(And consequently, help others
do the same).
The
late Stephen Covey phrased it beautifully:
“The main thing is to keep the Main
Thing the MAIN THING.”
Amen!
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