Or they close their doors and bang their heads on a wall because they have chosen a role that is so frustrating. Some leaders even create problems so that they can solve them. Most issues that get to the top of an organization have no right or wrong answer-they present a spectrum with different tradeoffs. Precious little training exists to prepare people for the task of finding the right set of tradeoffs. Eastern philosophy, which embraces the idea of paradox, provides some guidance.
Western thought tends to look at issues as black or white, right or wrong.
It is only by embracing both sides of the paradox that solutions and satisfaction arise. With that in mind I developed a set of paradoxes for leaders that I think will help the savvy CEO navigate his or her way between the rocks and through the rapids of modern leadership. Paradoxes for leaders Interdependent autonomy. As a leader, you are alone in your decisions. The structure of organizations creates loneliness at the top, so autonomy is required.