The “Key to Failure” – what might it be?

Do you think you are capable of pleasing “all of the people all of the time”?

I would suggest it’s unlikely and it’s a function of good business to make tough decisions and be a genuine leader in circumstances where others lack a big picture.

None of us can avoid the opinions of others but consistency is vital to get peoples trust and confidence.

If we don’t know what we stand for – others never will.

Management can be a lonely place to be and it takes time for some to understand the good decisions we make.

Its best to never make a promise we can’t keep, whether it be to staff, to customers and even our friends and family.

I like to “over deliver” so it’s best to be realistic.

Reach agreement on what can be done and relationships will build into strong ones.

We should never underestimate the value of the lead we set.

We become what people are exposed to.

Even in “crisis” our calm approach is reassuring.

For anyone bringing children up you will know how the world can

seem to come to an end when you say “NO” because young ones don’t have the experience to understand the benefits from the decision until later.

It’s the same with business.

It’s good that prevailing “opinion” is not the single factor to Influence us.

Management is a huge responsibility and every interest must be weighed when making workable decisions.

We may even need to have the courage to set our personal Interests aside for the greatest gain.

What we build is what others Inherit – so let’s leave it in better condition than we found it.

We need to try to carry people with us and that may need us to explain our approach but we can’t force someone to get into the lifeboat.

Time makes the final judgement on our skills but never forget that at times, doing the right thing rather than the popular thing has to be our priority.

On occasions where we cannot reach agreement we need to remain agreeable.

Respect still exists between mature people with diverse opinions.

It’s always good to listen and let challenges be made to our thinking because it will give us focus to balance and decide best outcomes.

In the end of course WE need to decide and follow up with an action plan. It reflects our confidence.

Fear of failure can never be allowed to restrain us.

All of us have them but hopefully they were chances to learn and strengthen our Management.

It’s a privilege to have responsibility and when we use it well the satisfaction levels make it all worth it.