As you read you will see that I am taking the same affirming stand that, the author, of that line, follows within his blog post. However, to get there please read on.
In addition, earlier this week I read somewhere else about selling a house in tough economic times, such as now. In the article about selling a house, it was said that a seller should never use an agent who has not sold during an economic down turn. This makes sense in that how can someone sell your house when that person has no experience selling when no one is buying. If you are using one of those “Johnny/Janie Come Lately” real estate agents then you might as well resolve yourself to the fact that your house will sell once the economy turns for the better if you stick with people that are living in 2006. Their sales methods are still stuck on the notion that everyone is buying because everyone is selling and money is being made every time hands shake. So why not get with someone who has experienced the bad and most certainly the good?
Getting back to the “we are just unlucky to be leading in a very tough economic time” thing, personally, I feel very lucky to be living, leading, and managing in a very tough economic time. How can anyone feel unlucky?
Think about it, we worked and rose to where and what we are now: Leaders. Remember, we were given praise and applause as we were leading when the gravy was flowing and everyone was happy and gasoline was being poured at somewhere around $1.50 a gallon.
As the economy starts to sour things will only get worse before they can start getting better. Yet we have already seen the worst in the businesses and we have certainly seen the worst in people (a la Madoff).There is an up side to all of this, in that we get to experience the world from both sides. Now we get the honor of leading people when times are tough. This means that as a leader you now become a follower. You get to follow and learn from the mistakes of those that caused the problems, which led to where we are today. You also get a chance to share the same learning experiences with your peers. You now will have to deal on a more personal level with the people you lead. You will, now more than ever, be allowed to enter their world of fears and insecurities. You now get to see how layoffs are affecting those that lost their jobs, but most of all you get to see the affects it has on those that are left behind. You will also get an opportunity to share common experiences with your peers.
All is not doom and gloom, after we come out of the economic turmoil as it always does, we will have a common point of reference that will continue to remind us that this will happen again. No matter how hard everyone tries to prevent it, it will happen but this next time we will be prepared. We will be prepared because we will be able to recognize events in the future that may lead an individual or organization down a path much like the one, which we are currently on. Remember the old adage “that which does not kill us, only makes us stronger” well my friends we will only get stronger. We will become stronger leaders and most importantly stronger individuals.
Rest assured as a leader during this time, the current economic downturn will certainly make us stronger; it is this kind of opportunity that comes once every two or three generations. As we are right smack in the middle of this opportunity I, and so should you, consider this the best Luck anyone can have.
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