{"id":7602,"date":"2012-06-12T21:53:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T23:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=7602"},"modified":"2012-06-12T21:53:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T23:53:28","slug":"a-looming-threat-that-exists-for-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/06\/12\/a-looming-threat-that-exists-for-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"A Looming Threat That Exists For Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wEkxq4WnzjU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><strong>“We’ve got a looming threat.\u00c2\u00a0 There’s great public concern about this.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you leave a room, what condition\u00c2\u00a0is left\u00c2\u00a0behind relationally?\u00c2\u00a0 Is there debris everywhere or goodness and mercy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The entire world looked on in horror and shock on March 11th, 2011 when a 9.0 earthquake and tsunami devastated the nation of Japan.<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 Experts feel the Japanese tsunami washed\u00c2\u00a05 million tons of debris into the Pacific Ocean.\u00c2\u00a0 70% of which\u00c2\u00a0merely sank.\u00c2\u00a0 However, 1.5 million tons is still afloat.\u00c2\u00a0 Some of which is headed our way.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00c2\u00a0<strong>a 7 feet high, 19 feet wide, and 66 feet long Japanese dock washed up on Agate Beach in\u00c2\u00a0Oregon<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Because of radiation and invasive marine species, the environmentally sensitive\u00c2\u00a0Oregonians are very concerned about the issue of tsunami debris because more is surely to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Phillip Johnson of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition told the <a title=\"USA Today\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">USA Today<\/a> in their June 8th edition, <strong>“We’ve got a looming threat.\u00c2\u00a0 There’s great public concern about this.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0Johnson is right about their constituency being concerned.\u00c2\u00a0 Upon washing ashore, the dock was immediately scraped and sterilized with torches by a dozen volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>I’ve thought a lot about this story and\u00c2\u00a0I have identified <strong>five\u00c2\u00a0lessons<\/strong> it has for leaders.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Our Leadership Decisions Have Consequences\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>– This is the\u00c2\u00a0responsibility of\u00c2\u00a0influence.\u00c2\u00a0 When leaders make bad decisions, there will be debris.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Consequences Of Our Leadership Decisions Are\u00c2\u00a0Often Delayed\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>– Many times leaders think “they got away with that” or “dodged a bullet”.\u00c2\u00a0 Do not be confused, this is rarely if ever the case.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Consequences Of Our Leadership Decisions Are Felt Far Into The Future<\/strong> – The dock that washed up along the Oregon shore was ripped from the Japanese coastline 15 months ago.\u00c2\u00a0 This is especially humbling to me as a father.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0So humbling it drives me to my knees in prayer.\u00c2\u00a0 My actions\u00c2\u00a0will greatly determine how my daughter views her sexuality,\u00c2\u00a0self-image, how she will allow herself to be treated, her fiscal responsibility, how she manages conflict, and what type of man she will settle for.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Consequences Of Our Leadership Decisions Are Far Reaching<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0– Tsunami debris is beginning to be appear from the California coastline all the way up to Alaska.\u00c2\u00a0 We do not live isolated lives.\u00c2\u00a0 Our decisions, even in the privately\u00c2\u00a0of our own homes,\u00c2\u00a0result in\u00c2\u00a0behavioral\u00c2\u00a0patterns that greatly impact others.\u00c2\u00a0 There is a ripple or butterfly effect to\u00c2\u00a0our leadership.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Consequences Of Our Leadership Decisions Affect People Differently<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0– Great leaders always treat people fairly but never equally.\u00c2\u00a0 This large dock has created a “looming threat” for Oregonians.\u00c2\u00a0 In Georgia where I reside,\u00c2\u00a0there would be absolutely no concern.\u00c2\u00a0 People are just different.\u00c2\u00a0 It is important for leaders to remember that some may find little issue with your personality or leadership style.\u00c2\u00a0 However,\u00c2\u00a0others may be\u00c2\u00a0devastated by it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>David wrote in the 23rd Psalm that <strong>“Surely\u00c2\u00a0goodness and mercy\u00c2\u00a0shall follow me\u00c2\u00a0all the days of my life.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leaders always leave\u00c2\u00a0something behind<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 David could look back and see that goodness and mercy\u00c2\u00a0always followed him.\u00c2\u00a0 What a legacy!\u00c2\u00a0 I want to lead like that!<\/p>\n<p>The consequences of our leadership is felt both immediately and in the\u00c2\u00a0long-term.\u00c2\u00a0 It is far-reaching and deeply affects people differently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leaders,\u00c2\u00a0what\u00c2\u00a0are you leaving\u00c2\u00a0behind?\u00c2\u00a0 Is it the threat of debris or goodness and mercy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter your email address <a title=\"Feedburner\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com']);\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/briandoddonleadership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a> and start receiving future posts from this site.<\/p>\n<p>Download your FREE copy of my new eBook <a title=\"FREE Ebook: The 2011 Year In Hollywood Movies \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Leadership Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2012\/02\/08\/free-ebook-the-2011-year-in-hollywood-movies-leadership-edition\/\">The 2011 Year 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