In the face of uncertainty, the status quo can look very comforting. Change requires risk, challenge, as well as personal and professional growth. High-impact effective Leaders must listen to others, observe for themselves, weigh the evidence, consider the consequences, and then decide. Every decision will not be a perfect decision, but the leader must act decisively so that others can also act on the decision. To not decide in a timely manner, or to decide unpredictably or irrationally, is to display an uncertainty or inconsistency that will not be tolerated by others who require decisive action.
Leadership is about change, and change is about taking risk.
To move from the status quo toward the vision requires departing from the familiar, being innovative, trying new approaches, and risking failure. But high-impact effective Leaders recognize failure as only a temporary setback that gives direction for how to proceed by providing clear evidence for how not to proceed. We fail only when we give up the pursuit for success. Leaders are passionate for ideals and compassionate for people. True leaders are fair-minded and treat others as they would be treated.