One of the
common problems here in the Rust Belt is the lack of leadership. Perhaps it’s
due to living in a “small town” mentality or because so few good paying jobs
exist. Ducking the obvious questions and failing to recognize problems seems to
be fashionable. When a leader allows position, money, or status to interfere
with “doing the right thing” we have a bigger problem.
News Media
Years ago,
news reporters built their reputation by asking the hard questions, un-covering
stories and following leads. Now it’s about the advertisement revenue and in
most cases- nothing else matters. Reporters used to take risks, a voice of
reason and hold society accountable. Locally, all we are left with is a liberal
newspaper seeking social media approval, being ever so careful not to hurt advertiser’s
feelings.
This lowers
the bar for everyone.
Corporate Management
Corporate
management is so concerned to move up the ladder or protect their positions,
problems don’t exist. The only real problem is when they are able to avoid the
leak. So, generally the problem is the person who reports the bad news. The
plan to shutdown the point of question invariably becomes the point of attack.
Whatever
happened to- Don’t shoot the messenger?
--Again, the
bar is lowered and the outcome is a message of everything’s roses.
Hardly!
Stay in Line-Follow the Sheep
The saddest
fact is young people witness these acts of poor leadership techniques and believe
it is acceptable or the norm. The public believes everything is fine. Monkey see,
Monkey do.
Eventually,
a large part of society has been so blinded, so mislead that it fails to
recognize right from wrong. The message sent is nothing matters except money, greed and position. Everything
is fine, just sit back and let us run the ship.
That
little ice-burg we just hit was nothing. Keep dancing. After all, we are the
Titanic!
Just the Facts
Far better
to question authority, use a fact checker or follow-up the situation yourself.
Push the powers to be to ask the right questions and hold those responsible for
answers. Never settle for- “No” or “I’ll get back with you.”
Settling for
the norm ensures mediocrity or worse. Relying on someone else to have your best
interests at heart is a mistake. It’s only their own agenda that matters to them.
If you are
unable to get results going up the chain of command- stop contributing to the
product, find a new job or remove yourself from the situation., Writing helps,
because in today’s social media rage articles get noticed quickly and most businesses
hate bad publicity. Sometimes, it’s the last source to seek change.
Encouraging integrity from our leaders raises the bar of accountability,
reduces the need for transparency and encourages truth.
By seeking
purposeful questions we will hold those accountable for meaningful answers!
Anything
less is lip service.
Until
We Meet Again,
Jim Carver
Jim Carver
Author: The Legacy of David A. Wells- The Lexington High School
“Band of Gold”
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