I think there is a fundamental missing piece of what people consider leadership that is being stressed now.
People are used to thinking of their job in a stressful situation as comforting people and part of that is giving them choices. Or commanding people to do what they don't want to do, or a combination.
When there is a situation that affects people differently and collectively, the important thing IMO is to release them from the conflict of individual vs group decisions by giving direction that is fair and aimed toward the collective interest.
It's hard to change gears and do the opposite of what normally seems right.
I got frustrated because it seemed like leadership didn't understand that they don't have to force us to do anything, but they can't just let us all decide for ourselves - the task that is necessary is to tell us to do what we generally know needs to be done. It seems redundant, but it's vital, it's not magical, it just has to be done. Kind of like pulling the rip cord on a parachute - it's not rocket science but you have to do it and do it now.
People are used to thinking of their job in a stressful situation as comforting people and part of that is giving them choices. Or commanding people to do what they don't want to do, or a combination.
When there is a situation that affects people differently and collectively, the important thing IMO is to release them from the conflict of individual vs group decisions by giving direction that is fair and aimed toward the collective interest.
It's hard to change gears and do the opposite of what normally seems right.
I got frustrated because it seemed like leadership didn't understand that they don't have to force us to do anything, but they can't just let us all decide for ourselves - the task that is necessary is to tell us to do what we generally know needs to be done. It seems redundant, but it's vital, it's not magical, it just has to be done. Kind of like pulling the rip cord on a parachute - it's not rocket science but you have to do it and do it now.