We face a leadership cliff, not a fiscal cliff

 

     Washington D.C. is just a reflection of the issues that our lives and businesses are facing. Real leadership requires making the tough decisions. Our political system is showing the strains of difficult times. True leadership requires making not only the tough decisions, but ones that are unpopular and even cause pain in the short-term. This is no different from our decisions in business or life. We want to be liked. We want to take the easy way. Circumstances and events of life can make that an impossibility. It is hard to admit; sometimes, it is the result of our bad decisions.

   When we try to postpone or "kick the can" down the rode, there are days of reckoning. It is time to lead. It is time to take inventory both personally and professionally. Leadership is not just a matter of knowing where you are, but also of where you are going. Can you see the big picture? Can you see the ramifications of your actions? Leaders do not make decisions in a vacuum. We are calling on those who are in positions, have the talent and abilities to stand up and lead. This is a clarion call from every aspect in society: personal, business, political, faith-based and civic. Quit looking around to find whom to blame. It is time to lead. Everyone must understand that to lead there is a need for trustworthy person to bounce ideas off of the confidant. A coach can help true leaders filter out noise for a true sound judgement. Do not let pride or indecision stand in your way. Call upon a coach to bridge this leadership cliff.

 



 

 

     

 

 

The issue isn't always the issue.

 

 

How many times has a person brought up an issue and we attempt to solve it. It is later that you find out that wasn't the "real" issue. You wasted all of that time and energy to start again. You can see this played out over and over again. Was this intentional on the person who came to you. Did they truly want to divert in you in some sort of hide and seek game?

 

I can not speak for all circumstances; however, human nature tends to cloak issues. We have trouble with transparency. This involves more than interaction with others. It is often that we cloak issues ourselves. You can probably remember a time when you thought your initial problem was the true problem. It depends on whether it took time or talking it out whether another party that the "heart of the matter" was discovered. Susan Scott of Fierce, Inc. calls for "interrogating reality". We can deceive ourselves and set to believing or trying to solve the surface issue. It is only by questioning and examination that one can make sure that is the true issue.

 

Don't waste time with the initial issues of life. Dig deep, interrogate reality! We do have challenges where you may not be able to "see the forest for the tree". This is where a coach help you examine what are the real issues, because the issue isn't always the issue.