Love and Compassion for Successful Leaders Value #6 - Part 2 - Being “ Grudgeless”

Prayers and best wishes for safety and good health to all my friends that read and follow my posts every week on “Love and Compassion for Successful Leaders- Why not You?”  As I have stated previously, I believe that those we lead need more than ever a leader who exhibits and lives by love and compassionate values.   Your family needs you, your team needs you, and our country needs you!

We will continue our discussion from last week about giving second chances based on the “being grudgeless” value.  Do all second and sometimes third chances work out for the organization and/ or the employee?    The obvious answer is no.    That said, I would rather be known for being slow to fire and quick to forgive,  then quick to fire and slow to forgive.

True story:   At an organization I served, I gave an RN a third opportunity before a potential dismissal.    This was a huge risk because it had to do with her drug habit and possibly stealing drugs.    She looked me straight in the eye and told me how she would cease and desist if she was blessed with one final opportunity.    For some reason,  I believed her sincerity.    I also felt a genuine human caring for her and her family.    I told her that I would personally periodically check on her condition if we a,Lowe’s her to keep her job.   End result - this person as far as I know has been clean for many years and became a productive and satisfied employee.

Do all stories have a happy ending like this one?   No, they do not but what how terrible it would be if we were not willing to forgive someone who is finally ready to turn their life around?   Now that would be the real tragedy.....

Two final thoughts on “being grudgeless” - Leader forgiveness mandates that we act honorably and truthfully with those we lead.    Remember that “Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die”- Malacy McCourt.    This is certainly true for both your personal and professional life.

Please be safe, healthy, and a loving and compassionate individual in all you do as a leader and person.

Blessings,

David