| Leadership is not an act of convenience. It is an | | | | could have then knowledge at the ready or the |
| application of skills backed by a willingness to take | | | | best possible person to tackle the crisis at their |
| action. Leaders are constantly aware that at any | | | | fingertips. |
| time they may be called up to stretch | | | | They are ready to be inconvenienced because in |
| themselves to a new limit before anyone else will. | | | | the grand scheme of things, they realize that life |
| This act of stretching is not just limited to | | | | and situations are not neatly packaged and |
| Leaders; it's just that Leaders accept it. And they | | | | handled with ready made answers. Although it |
| realize that this is almost always not a | | | | does happen, sometimes, well somewhat |
| convenience for themselves or those they lead. | | | | infrequently.....or maybe not very many times at |
| This acceptance of being inconvenienced is one of | | | | all....you get the picture. |
| the major differences between those who would | | | | This decision making process may include |
| Lead and those who do not. It seems that when | | | | information gathering, investigation and |
| any group needs their Leader it most likely is the | | | | consultation. It may also include a preliminary |
| most inconvenient time for everyone involved. | | | | course of action and a backup course of action. |
| During periods of crisis effective Leaders know | | | | All of these tools are available to the Leader to |
| how to minimize chaos and confusion, institute | | | | help decide what to do next. None of it will have |
| planned "emergency responses" and generally | | | | more effect than the willingness to take action. |
| minimize the effects of the crisis because they | | | | This thought that Leaders have, this thought that |
| have planned to be inconvenienced at some point. | | | | we must move forward in the face of fear, |
| They planned for their company to be | | | | overwhelming odds, reluctance, disbelief and the |
| inconvenienced and even inconvenienced | | | | feeling of impending doom, is why Leaders are |
| themselves in the process of getting ready for | | | | Leaders. |
| these events. | | | | Nothing can replace the man or woman who is |
| It may not have been convenient to take the | | | | willing to take action because 100% of everything |
| extra seminar night course or spent extra hours | | | | that never gets done is the result of never doing |
| interviewing additional candidates just so they | | | | anything. |