The long-term outcomes of the work you, as a manager or leader, are doing today rests with your company’s future leaders.

“Conflict is inevitable, combat is optional”- Max Lucado

Whether an established leader or an aspiring entrepreneur, you have led something at some point in your life and can and will lead again. You may have led a friend who needed advice, facilitated a carpool for your neighborhood, arranged a retirement party for a relative, or facilitated a community volunteer event.

Leading a business or organization means guiding people to work together toward a unifying mission. A leader that is singularly focused on one path to reach their goal can miss a lot of opportunities and create a misaligned and perhaps resentful employee base. To lead most effectively, good leaders should reorient themselves away from their gut reaction and challenge their inner thoughts.