A Leader at the Crossroad

 

 

 

A Leader at the Crossroad

 

 

 

A leader arrives at crossroads more often than other people. In today's world of complexities, political uncertainties and volatile economic conditions making a decision for a country, an organization or a group of followers has become extremely difficult. All leaders are human and at a crossroad the first reaction of humans is ambivalence. The leaders go through that phase at the time of taking a direction or choosing between two strategies. However, for a leader, this phase of ambivalence is short. A leader will quickly get out of this phase and start reflecting. For a true leader "End never justifies the means". It is always a moral dilemma for a leader to choose between success and the well being of the followers. Despite all these difficult situations, when a leader arrive at a crossroad, he or she must act decisively and quickly. So the leaders decision will be strategic, based on solid moral grounds and ultimately work towards the best interest of his or her followers. Sometimes a leader will have to choose the "road never taken" hoping that will "make all the difference."

 

Bayezid Farooque
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