I’ve been thinking a lot about what it takes to be a great leader and
seem to be having this conversation a lot lately about Facebook, Yahoo!,
Zynga and others. I wrote several of the characteristics when I did
the Top 10 (11) Attributes of an Entrepreneur. One
thing that I’ve realized over the years is that to be an effective
leader you can’t aspire to be loved by everybody. I think people with
this affliction have a hard time being great leaders. They dither on
decision-making. They fudge on org charts to appease people. Clarity
of purpose in leadership matters.
Think of the decisions we face as countries globally. How much do we cut back public services to shrink our national debts? How much do we bail out companies that were culpable of helping create our woes and what moral hazards does this create? How much health care is the right amount to provide? Who should be allowed to immigrate into our countries and on which basis? How does the United States deal with 12-13 million illegal immigrants that are already in our country and came here illegally? My point is that any decision you “actively” make will affect people. Doing nothing is avoiding real leadership. It’s kicking tough decisions down the line for somebody else to deal with in the future. And for every day we put off decisions things get worse.
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