#103 Stick 'yer head in the sand

Growth Instigators Hotline970.306.6432Let’s just say you are sitting at a red light and you see someone flick a cigarette into a field of dry grass.  You notice a flame beginning to start.  What do you do? Thank you for calling GIH where we instigate growth one call at a time where we utilize antiquated technology to deliver 3-minute leadership lessons every day of the week!  This is message #103 and I am Aaron Havens.Another way of asking this question is this.  Do you run towards fires, or do you ignore them?Raymond Greene says it this way “Ignoring difficulties is a poor way of solving them”I was part of an organization where the leader had a tendency to stick their head in the sand and hope difficult situations would just work out.  Time after time again the problems not only remained, they compounded into major issues.  What could have been taken care of rather quickly was ignored and soon the little flame had the whole grass field on fire.  Ignoring difficulties is a poor way of solving them!  Even if the answer is “wait”… it’s not time yet… at least the difficulty is not being ignored.  Setting up some sort of system to know when to respond and act is key.  If you have a system that is working… stick with it!  If not, maybe you could steal mine.  Each week I look at “task” or “difficulties” or “to-do’s”… really I write down everything I can think about and then I put them in one of three categories.  RED… YELLOW… GREEN… RED>Obviously needs attention right away.YELLOW>Concerning and could probably use some attentionGREEN>Noticed and might need some attention in the futureThese categories have served me well.  I think we all wish we could look the other way when difficulties come to our door.  Wouldn’t that be nice.  The fact is, abdicating your leadership and action in that scenario could result in double the trouble.  That difficulty named Harry will temporarily go away and will return with his ugly cousin named Edgar.  Yep… now you’re in for it.  Not today my friends. Not on our watch!  Let’s be a people that throws the first punch.  Let’s tighten our first and give it to Harry right between his eyes!  Thanks for calling in today.  Tune in tomorrow for a fresh new topic! After the beep, tell me about a time you ignored or saw a difficulty ignored and it came back raging in spades.  Don’t leave out any details.  I want to feel your story!https://growthinstigators.com/