Reality Based Leadership

Now, this one was surely new to me. No matter how many times I have experienced it, either myself or through others managers, I never recognized the concept of "Reality Based Leadership". Check this article from Fast Company!

"A new revolution in leadership is brewing and is coming to be known as Reality-Based Leadership. A Reality-Based Leader is one who is able to quickly see the reality of the situation, conserve precious team energy, and use that energy instead to impact reality."

"Reality-Based Leaders simply refuse to argue with reality."

This is so true. Now, when I look back and think about my experience, I can see how much time I had wasted in arguing against reality, while failing to accept it at first. And then, sooner or later, I accepted and worked my way around it. This good article tells:-

- How do you know if you are, in fact, arguing with reality? - How to stop the argument with reality?

In my opinion, it is first very necessary to find out, how and when are you fighting with reality. You need to know exactly know the reality, not the reality as perceived by those around you. This is where the fact-finding skills come handy. By questioning the so called "facts", we can unearth the true facts and thus bring out the actual "reality". Once faced with this "reality", whether it is strange or familiar, we, as leaders, can take right decisions.