Objectively Leading Change

Dear lovely people,

Some leaders are made to lead any change process and stand out as objectively convincing leaders even in the face of all aridity. They strive to become better each day while helping everything and everyone around them to become better too. Yet, others are just there by design to make life unbearable for those they are charged with the responsibility to lead. Where do you stand?

As a true leader, understanding the substantive reasons for indecision is fundamental in affecting change. Pushing the eternal optimist to accept reality or convincing the consternated analyst that the data at hand is conclusive, is fruitless. You must define an alternate route. The only avenue to address the issue is your ability to objectively lead.

It takes a leader to make effective decisions. The person's position or rank is irrelevant. The leader is identified, in part, by their ability to make and be accountable for decisions, to assemble a team to assist in the definition, execution, and continued critical evaluation of the decision.

Accountability, though, is the most critical trait. It earns trust from the team and the stakeholders. It is contagious. Peers and subordinates will step up and model the behavior. In short, accountability subverts a superior's indecision. It imbues leadership below the consternation and drives the organization forward.

John C. Maxwell states that “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way,”