Most of us set a target and then sprint towards it.
The fact is, what matters it that you get to the target, and in most cases how fast you are has very little importance. Sprinting is a distraction, it can deplete resources, it is wasted focus. And it hinders experiencing the journey, depriving the target of most of its meaning.
Should people continue working from home (or from anywhere) after lock-downs and social distancing are no longer necessary, the leadership pains so many complain about are just going to get more severe.
Little communication and transparency, lack of empathy, difficulties in sharing a common vision, finding ways to work together on problems rather than distributing solutions. All of this is going to feel even worst when you do not have the aid of common spaces, shared coffee breaks, chit chats with colleagues and informal conversations.
The world is going to need many better leaders.
It is up to you to set expectations with those around you.
If you are a leader, this means setting expectations first and foremost with those you report to (upper management, executives, board). Expectations on what can be achieved, in which time frame, at what cost. Saying yes at all cost, whatever the reason for it, will just put you in a situation where all you can accept from those who report to you is a resounding and enthusiastic “yes!”. And a “yes” – perhaps not resounding, perhaps not enthusiastic – is all you are going to get. Ever.
It is the perfect recipe for failure.
Caught in the heat of an argument, the challenge is to find the lucidity to defuse. Do that while you are in a position of power, and you will have made real progress.
Going head against head, second guessing, paying back, raising your voice, smashing and controlling. Those are short-lived strategies that will just feed into the next argument.
What is strength?
As long as you keep running from boring, repetitive, uninteresting, unrewarding, uneventful, average, your chances of actually mastering something are going to be very limited. There’s a wrong perception that success is equivalent to sparkles and glitter, but that only comes after (if at all), and it does not usually lasts for very long.
Find ways to get accustomed to the 99% of your life and suddenly you’ll be a much better human being, parent, partner, leader, or anything else you aim to be.
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