Saturday, December 18, 2010

Leadership Is lonely


Wish: A friend in life  who won’t get angry at me and leave me in the wake of their angst, won’t spread my dirt to the masses, and isn’t impressed with my job title. any gender, about my age oh yes i didn’t remember what’s my age, genuinely seeking almight, and in need of a good friend. For more info, please contact successquote@gmail.com

If you have ever felt like you could have posted this ad, then I feel your feeling.

I’ve been a full-time someone  for 32 years now and my experience says one of the hardest things to conquer as a leader is the lonely factor. To some degree, the cliché that “leadership is lonely”, is way more than cliché; it’s true – especially when things aren’t going well. When a family is upset, or a volunteer makes a poor choice, or you have to remove someone from their role, the weight of those events will land on your desk. When the budget needs balancing, the sacred event cow needs sacrificing, and the call for intelligibility on the assignment must go out… leadership is lonely. It just is.