
4 Leadership Lessons That Leaders Say they Wish They Had Learned Sooner Making the right decision vs. making the safe decision. I spoke to a healthcare project management team one time and I asked the group, “What does leadership mean to you?” One of the participants responded, “Leadership is about being liked.” No, leadership is not about being liked. If leadership were about being liked then it wouldn’t be called leadership, it’d be called friendship. Leadership is about having the courage to make unpopular decisions because they’re the right decisions. It’s also a leader’s job to communicate not only the why behind that decision so people understand the rationale behind it but to also to listen to people’s concerns so you can make a more informed decision…