So the Drama

We are in Human Resources. We are not making life or death decisions. We really do not need the drama. Drama and Emergency Medicine? Yes. Drama and Human Resources? No.

There is drama all around us. If you want drama, head out into the organization and find it. Actually, you really do not even have to leave your desk, the drama will come to you. Don't believe me? Wait just a few minutes . . . just one minute more. . . see, there it is.

Drama is out there for those who seek it. It is there just for the asking. 

Stop creating it. 

Finding Leadership Balance

Leadership is sort of a mystery. It can lift you up. It  can bring you down. One thing for certain, it will always keep you on your toes. 

Leadership can be very conceptual and, at times, I find it hard to get a thought from my head into something clear that I can articulate to others.  I value it when I found others who are able to do that for me. Micheal Wade's post on leadership communications did that for me today in Finding the Leadership Balance between Filtering and Revealing.  

Personally,  the line I find the most valuable is the one I will keep in front of me always from here on out:

Wise leaders understand that there can be discreet disclosure; the type that gives a sense of the rationale behind certain policies without revealing the dirty details of management slug fests that may have prefaced the decision. These leaders disclose reasoning, not personalities.

Professionally, Micheal provided me with insight, not to mention a great discussion and coaching outline for others. Thank you Michael.