Harmony or Discord?

by Douglas Brent Smith

Centered leaders know when to facilitate harmony or stir up discord. Balancing challenge and support is an art. 


We all know leaders who specialize in one or the other -- they either always seek to restore harmony or it seems like they are always challenging, always stirring up trouble. Either approach can fatigue a team quickly and prevent efficiency. 

Centered leaders may want harmony but realize that complacency or stasis is never the answer. Sometimes it's necessary to stir things up. Done positively, and with kindness, this is a high performance behavior. Done carelessly or callously, this is disaster.  

Challenging leaders realize that people can get tired of being challenged and that sometimes the waves are too rough to sail. Sometimes a leader must find ways to restore stability and create a more harmonious environment. It's more art than science -- and that takes creativity. 

How are you at stirring up a challenge when it's needed?  


When was the last time you helped create a more harmonious environment?


Are you equipt to do it again, if needed?  


What are you doing to develop your courage, creativity, clarity, and compassion today?



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