Fufilling Your Leadership Role

Real leaders are not able to hide. They have a role to fulfill. Being able to fulfill your leadership role means being able to help others find their direction. Leaders need to remain objective and practice communication skills that are objective yet that demonstrate the highest level of professionalism. Many people who find themselves in leadership positions have arrived there through hard work and sacrifice. It can be easy for a leader to lose sight of the role of being a leader, which is to serve others and to be able to keep priorities in line while serving.
It is important to find a balance between doing what needs to done, while doing what you love to do. Completing tasks that need to be done, can sometimes feel less rewarding and unappreciated, yet these tasks are important. I remember asking my daughter to take out the trash and her coming back with a comment that she didn’t want to take it. To which I replied, but it needs to go out, because neither of us wants to smell it tomorrow. There are many situations we will find ourselves in that we don’t want to be in, but as a leader we step up and do what we need to do.
In November of last year, my husband began to experience some abnormal symptoms. By December we had a preliminary diagnosis of a brain tumor. Dec. 27th he’d had a biopsy and we knew he had an inoperable tumor. This was to be the most trying time in our life as we faced initial uncertainty. When treatment attempts didn’t work, we had to be prepared to face a final farewell. This was toughest role I ever had as a leader, was to lead him through personal trials and tribulations and to make him know how important he was. When I have spoken about leadership, I always have referred to the fact that our most challenging role as a leader is to make sure that we are there for our families and that we will be ready to do what we need to do for them. On April 17, my husband passed away with me at his side.
This has been a trying time to say the least. As a leader, we are often given the role of doing things we don’t really want to do, but when we step up to the challenge, we grow and others learn from us. What have you done today that you didn’t want to do that demonstrated for others the importance of doing for someone else. Our tasks don’t have to be huge; they just have to be done because it is the right thing to do.
Thank you for your patience while I put work on hold and took time out for family. I have returned back to work and would greatly appreciate you letting me know if there are any upcoming opportunities that I could offer for your company or association. Thank you again. I look forward to hearing from you. Remember our email system has a spam filter on it, that will require a response to assure we get the email or just call us. We will get back with you as promptly as possible. Thank you again! (772) 461-8313 USA Eastern Standard Time. Hope to hear from you soon.
Cynthia Krosky, CSP, LCSW