Leadership may be complex, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. We can always simplify. Often our greatest hardships are those we impose upon ourselves.

“I will take time to be alone today. I will take time to be quiet. In this silence I will listen... and I will hear my answers.”
—Ruth Fishel

Eric (not his real name) was under pressure from his sales department. He was hesitant to close a large financing deal with a Chinese corporation but had little beyond his intuition to back up his position.