“Management is Doing Things Right, Leadership is Doing the Right Things.” Peter Drucker
The other day I was reading a blog post and the author was rehashing an old issue. Since I know the person I realized that he was arguing about people and issues some thirty years in the past. He was using the past to put down people that were having “current issues” and “future issues.” In that regard, he not only opened old wounds he alienated another group because he was comparing them to “these people in the past.” Not smart!
Many fights aren’t worth fighting and much of the past should remain in the past. What is your objective in rehashing old issues?
If it’s not about the future, and greatly improving the future, then keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, you are not a leader. Leadership is about where you are going and not where you’ve been.
