I don’t know about you, but my work day starts with a strong coffee mixed with a feed of positive quotes, and the Harvard Business Review’s "Management Tip of the Day." To keep positive & focused, we have to start out that way (the coffee & quote combo to go, so to speak). This blog is a great place for us to share quotes, tips & ideas. This quote is especially pertinent for our profession (IMHO anyway); we are sometimes too hesitant to make those difficult decisions that are strategically important – for success and survival:
“Being responsible sometimes
means pissing people off. Good leadership involves responsibility to the welfare
of the group, which means that some people will get angry at your actions and
decisions. It’s inevitable, if you’re honorable. Trying to get
everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity: you’ll avoid the tough decisions
and you’ll avoid confronting the people who need to be
confronted.”
- General Colin Powell, Chairman
(Ret), Joint Chiefs of Staff