Welcome to summer, where the days are long, and my blog posts are short. My goal this summer is to provide you with one insight so that you can take one action in your life and leadership. Here we go:
Yesterday’s “no big deal” often turns into today’s problem, or tomorrow’s emergency.
What I am referring to is that problem you can spend a short amount of time on today. If you do not address it, especially if it is a people problem, it will grow.
Think right now about that situation you want to deny is happening. It might be at work, home, or elsewhere. We almost always have one of those situations going on in our lives.
My invitation is for you to take action.
Have the conversation now because it will be less painful and less messy today. It always seems like this is not the case, that it will “go away” if we ignore it, and that it is “not that big of a deal.” Over time, however, the stakes become “too high,” and we are paralyzed by inaction.
So act today.
Seek to understand.
A conversation does not have to involve a fight.
A resolution can happen.
But only if you act.