Making the Tough Decisions – Part 1

The most important test a leader will ever face is when he or she must make the tough, painful, gut wrenching, and sleep losing decision.  It’s part of the leader’s job, it’s in their unwritten job description – leaders must make hard decisions, it’s not a matter of if, but of when.

So when I was asked to teach a workshop on how to make tough decisions at the Christian Camp and Conference Association’s (CCCA) national conference in December I said yes.

To that end, over the next month, as I prepare to present I will post some of my ruminations about this important subject looking for input and feedback.

One of my first conclusions about making tough decisions is not only do leaders need to make hard decisions but being a multiplying leader (Leadership25) and making hard decisions are actually synonymous.  The two are inseparable.  To be a leader means to make hard decisions.

The reason is we live in a fallen and broken world and, as a result, hard decisions will come our way.  So it is that leaders will always face hard calls.  And the most impactful leaders will always take on the hard decisions, seeing them as opportunities to make a difference in the world.

Over the next several weeks, as I develop my workshop on making hard decisions, I will post thoughts on such issues as:

• Conviction and courage
• Facing the brutal facts
• Clarity on answers to key questions
• Being the only person with all the information
• Trust and Speed
• The Fog of war and making mistakes
• Prayer

What I’d love is for you to join me in this work.  I’d love your feedback, thoughts, and stories that can help me create an effective workshop that will benefit leaders from around the country and the world.