Leadership Is Hard!

Leadership is hard.  I think that is a bit of an understatement.  Leadership is damn hard!  I have been in leadership positions and have not been in leadership positions.  It makes no difference if you are an appointed leader or not.  If you are a leader, you will lead where you are.

I used to tell people if leadership is too easy, you are probably not doing it right.  This is so true. A leader will be tested on a daily basis by those that you are leading.  I probably have has many sleepless nights wondering if I had made the right decision.  This is important to know that it is commonly not known the results of decisions, there is no instant gratification in most decisions. Leaders don't always know what the right or best decision is, but decisions do need to be made.

Leading people is frustrating some days, but I wouldn't change it for the world some days.  A former boss of mine told me that employees will never fail to disappoint you.  Yes, they will never fail to disappoint, but they will never fail to surprise you as well.

The secret is to get your employees all rowing in the same direction.  How is this done?  A leader needs to create a culture where employees know what to do, even in the absence of other orders.  A leader need to create an environment that nurtures budding leaders.  A leader needs to put other before themselves.  A leader just needs to lead. Period!