Which path do you take?

Maj Marty Hogan — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 08:17:23 -0500

As a leader hard questions and situations call for tough decisions that are not always popular. Which path do you take?

Response by SFC Stephen King made Feb 4 at 2017 8:23 AM

SFC Stephen King — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 08:23:51 -0500

I was told to take th hard right over the easy left. No politics here. A SGM told me this at my promotion board.

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Feb 4 at 2017 8:26 AM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 08:26:18 -0500

Maj Marty Hogan thanks for the read/share, I was always taught in the Army to do the hard right over the easy wrong!

Response by SFC Pete Kain made Feb 4 at 2017 8:28 AM

SFC Pete Kain — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 08:28:10 -0500

Simple appears easy, but never is.

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Feb 4 at 2017 9:27 AM

Cpl Jeff N. — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 09:27:36 -0500

Sometimes, simple is the right way to go, sometimes complex is just complex. Genius is taking complexity and making it simple. I subscribe to getting it right whether complex or simple.

Response by SFC George Smith made Feb 4 at 2017 10:21 AM

SFC George Smith — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 10:21:40 -0500

this is one that has gotten me into trouble... I take the hard road and get laughed at... because of the difficulty involved...

Response by SrA Edward Vong made Feb 4 at 2017 10:30 AM

SrA Edward Vong — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 10:30:14 -0500

I go through the middle collecting the ideas and ideologies of both.

Response by SFC Jerry Humphries made Feb 4 at 2017 10:59 AM

SFC Jerry Humphries — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 10:59:18 -0500

Often the easy path is confused with being the right path. Ethics often is in question or even political correctness gets involved. What'is hard now is being candid with out offending to someone who never had their habits ideals and decisions criticized. Making the correct decision will almost always seem unfair to someone. As leaders we must always attempt walk a fine line.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Feb 4 at 2017 1:05 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 13:05:46 -0500

Always took the coplex, but right path, wasn't there for a popularity contest.

Response by SPC Kevin Ford made Feb 4 at 2017 6:59 PM

SPC Kevin Ford — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 18:59:58 -0500

A charge both sides of the political spectrum uses in reference to the other.

Here's what I've found from even dealing with local politics, both sides have some good ideas. Even, sometimes when you think they aren't they turn out to be good. For example the right is right that too much money in education doesn't necessarily lead to better outcomes, and perhaps a little fiscal pressure is good. On the other hand the left is right that too much pressure does start leading to compromised outcomes. The challenge is finding the right spot between the two and what that optomized answer is likely varies by community.