Think About It

One of the noble things about leadership is a conviction to help others make the best decisions they can; however, the opposite is true:  one of the most stressful aspects of leadership is a desire to help people make the best decisions they can.  Leaders – and, in fact, all caring people – take our responsibility towards others very seriously.  We want to do everything we can to ensure that the people around us make appropriate choices.  In fact, most of us would even be happy to make decisions for others; however, there are two things wrong with that.  First, we can’t make decisions for others – they don’t give us the power to do that.  None of us have a moral or spiritual “power of attorney” to be the decision-maker for others.  Even if that was possible, it wouldn’t be practical.  People need to live their own lives – for good or for bad. While this realization might cause us some distress, I also think that it can bring us a sense of peace....