A leader has to go into confusion, disfunction, and inefficient situations and emerge with clarity, forward motion and efficiency so that the whole team is producing results.
We like to think our handiwork will last forever, but just when we think we have it all figured out and taken care of, the germ of chaos grows again. Leadership is a continual process of creating order out of that chaos.
That’s the job. Embrace it.
Got it loud and clear! Took me 28 yrs !
The law of Entropy – things tend toward a state of increasing disorder unless acted upon by an outside force.
Feeling this lately. Get one thing fixed and a few more spin out of order….fix them and so on. This thought helps me remember that it is the nature of the game.
We call it “organized chaos”!
I call it survival.
No, that is not accurate. I never think about it as survival. If I would I would not be here today. I think about it as the job that I volunteered to do. That automatically puts me in a good mood and I love the challenges I am thrown at.