One of the most rewarding aspects of leadership is the opportunity to make a meaningful and positive difference in the lives of those you’re leading. But sometimes things don’t work out that way, and you’re left with a dilemma. You’ve applied all of your creativity, and you’ve sought advice and counsel from everyone you can think of. And yet, it seems that no matter what you do somebody under your influence is going to experience pain because of a decision you have to make.
When you have a servant-leadership mindset, tradeoffs like this can feel paralyzing. You don’t want your decision to hurt anyone. You feel compelled to keep scouring your options for that elusive win-win scenario.
But eventually, there comes a point where delaying the decision becomes more harmful than any of the painful options you’ve been able to uncover.
When this happens, it’s time to embrace the burden of responsibility that comes with senior leadership. It’s time to choose where you’re willing to inflict pain in order to promote health across the broader organization.
We’ll talk later about how you can minimize the harm of difficult decisions like these, but if you’d like a thinking partner to walk with you through the specifics of your scenario, let’s talk. Visit stevedwire.com/talk to start the conversation.
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