AGSB Clark,
August 13, 2015
Many of our leaders mentioned in the Learning Agreement that they wanted to know more about the subject matter, as one of their objectives in enrolling in this course. They are challenging tasks, and can be learned on a day to day basis as we go on leadership journey. How we wish we had crystal balls to predict what the future will be and to decide amidst chaos. They say that all strategies (decision) melt in the heat of battle. Even in the military where the lieutenants are supposed to follow strictly orders, they are trained to think for themselves in the ever changing battle situation. Increasingly we have to rely on the ability of leaders and their followers to learn to think and do for themselves when left alone.
In decision making, I was reminded of the constant phone calls made by my father (when he was still alive) to me and he did this daily, and I was sort of sometimes irritated because I had a feeling of self righteousness. I was then mature, had an MBA and who was he to to advise me on so many things. When he died, I missed his phone calls, and his talk. That is the big question: when your elders are gone, how will you decide? Where will get your strength and wisdom? That is the big question. I wish this this class, this post can give you the answer. But you must search for this, as each situation the persons around us are unique.
