Comments on: Leadership: Willingness to Take Risks

By: Ruach Bayak Jognang

Ruach Bayak Jognang — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:50:02 +0000

I can strongly say that a good Leader will not look for his/here benefits but for the benefits of his/here people or the organization he is representing.

By: Ding Gach

Ding Gach — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:24:46 +0000

I definetly agree that leading people in comfort zone will not bring any change people and the organization desire. Jesus did not lead through comfort zone.He always come out of his comfort zone. That is the way today’s leaders should follow.

By: Indika Athukorala

Indika Athukorala — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:25:41 +0000

Mike,
Your thoughts are wonderful and I love it. That’s why I spend time to give same comment about it. I’m a leader too in my university. I represent all the faculty students. You may know how hard it is.  . Risk. Challenge, Motivation, innovation, practically implementation every thing was there. All of them are looking at us. So first we have to act as a responsible way. If we destroyed our self in front of others we can’t be a good leader. Have take risk, challenge and every thing first then they will follow us. Thank you for your wonderful thoughts.

By: Mike King

Mike King — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:16:37 +0000

@Start Blogging – you are right, it is of course harder to actually put into practice! Stepping out of your comfort zone though enables you to lead into new ventures and risky areas that others would never dare. That willingness can be developed by stepping outside your zone….

@Omar – Definitely change is bigger than just for leaders, but obviously an important one in this areas as well. Thanks for your comments!

By: Omar

Omar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:03:46 +0000

Change is the key to life not just for leaders. I really like this article. Change is definitely necessary but isn’t always easy. But it seems that when we resist change things get worse. But if you keep resisting there’s a possibility of becoming extinct, depending on the type of change. Very insightful article Mike.

By: Start Blogging

Start Blogging — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:21:53 +0000

It;s easy to say but hard to actually step out of one’s comfort zone. Are you willing to change your job because the company needs you for another role? Are you willing to be the first to volunteer for cost cutting measures in your company? Are you willing to adapt to the trends and to what is needed to take success to the next level?

By: Mike King

Mike King — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:26:59 +0000

@Pushhyarag, thanks for your thoughts here on what impact it has on you and the key points of interest.

@Dhanamjaya, WOW, great job on the 1/2 marathon. That is impressive on its own, regardless of position. Your point on quality is excellent, I hope more people will look on focusing on that available quality.

@Arswino, thanks for your thoughts and I’d say that hiding in a comfort zone is definitely limiting for a leader. They can still be a leader of course, but a limited one.

By: Arswino

Arswino — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:45:55 +0000

Hi Mike, great points here and I like your thoughts. Many people don’t want to come out from their comfort zone.
Oftentimes, I saw many leaders did not dare to take a risk. I wonder how could they be a leader.

By: Dhanamjaya

Dhanamjaya — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:21:09 +0000

Mike, eliminating discomfort so that it is easier to take on new things best describes my experience. For example, today I ran my first half marathon and was able to stay relatively comfortable favoring (keeping my attention on) the quality of my running instead of feeling concerned with how fast others were running. It is very easy to feel anxious in a race if you are not winning and in the Phoenix marathon there was tens of thousands of people ahead of me. So the first 10 miles of the 13.1 mile half marathon I was walk/running in a crowd of people, with not much elbow room or even space to breath. I started out very slow but finished very strong because my strategy of favoring quality paid off to make me feel relatively good the last few miles.

And that is how I live in general, always trying to stay in touch with quality. And as I said in my first comment here I have a great connection with the life force, which we could describe as pure happiness or good feeling. I basically culture happiness and expand my comfort zone through meditation.

By: Pushhyarag

Pushhyarag — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:23:28 +0000

Hi Mike,

I can relate to the challenge aspect more, [confidence being the natural gain therefrom] from personal experience. For me challenge has been accepting offers to work in unfamiliar environs and off-basic-skill assignments. The outcome every time has been rewarding, two fold: enhancement of confidence for me and acceptance by members of the team I lead. It has reinforced a core belief in me that I deliver my best in such setting than I would have in something more homely. The last point reinforcing your suggestion to step out of comfort zone to embark on leadership. So, I see the collective strength of each one propounded here in their value for a leader.

As always, enjoyed.