The Leadership Japan Series By Dale Carnegie Training Japan

I have talked before about the loneliness of the leader.  This is often felt most strongly when facing difficulties.  The entrepreneur, in particular, owns the company, has all of the responsibility on their shoulders and feels the weight of that burden.  I am reminded of the ship’s captains in the age of sail.  They bore the responsibility for the safe delivery of the cargo and passengers to the destination, dealing with bad weather and even worse pirates.  The modern firm captain has the responsibility for the livelihoods of their staff and families.  If we get it wrong we can bankrupt the company or see us taken over by an entity who fires everyone and strips the firm of the goodies.   We face many tribulations of late, especially a global pandemic, the scale of which we haven’t seen since the Spanish Flu in 1918.  I certainly wasn’t around then, so have zero experience or insight into how to deal with the disruptions.  In other words, no smart answers for the challenges being thrown at us.  The years of C