I woke up this morning and saw the sun rise as it did
yesterday, and for millennia of days before that. There were no reports of hell having frozen
over. No flying pigs have been
reported. At least in my area of the
world, the sky remains firmly above my head.
Fundamentally there have been no changes to my
life. It is, as they say, business as
usual. Oh, except for the fact that the
US did the unexpected – to some, the unthinkable – they elected Donald Trump as
their next President.
Several months ago I posted a blog entitled “Lessons
from the Donald” (http://leadersthatinspire.blogspot.ca/2016/03/lessons-from-donald.html)
Things are seldom as bad as they look, nor as rosy
as expected. As the leader, your main
responsibility now is to keep your team focused on the present. No one can state with certainty how the next
four years will unfold because Trump steadfastly stuck to a platform essentially
devoid of policy specifics.
If things are
working well for you, stay the course. If
results are less than planned, the election outcome does not change your responsibility
to respond to the competitive environment and plan accordingly. You cannot use the election as either crutch
or an incentive. It is one moment in
time. Don’t lose perspective.
I did not have a vote. Therefore I have nothing to celebrate or
mourn. I have only something else to
consider in making my plans.
Your leadership role is unchanged. Deal with the facts, not the emotions of
events. Be the calm in the midst of the
storm. Those who look to you for
leadership are perhaps more in need of it today than last week. Rise above the noise; maintain clarity of
mind; pursue the passions that have motivated you in the past. Deal with the imperfect just as you always
have.
At the end of the day, the moon
will again take its place in the heavens to be followed by sun in the morning. T’was always thus.
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