" Leadership and the “Yes—But!”

Often in the workforce, we get the “Yes—But!” from our team members that takes me into the thought,

“Do I have a team member who is in rebellion towards authority, or do I have an honest “Yes—But!” birth from fear of failure?

As my mind does wander, I consider when those in authority over me tells me to do something which is an enormous goal; something that seems to be an impossible task; for the day that test my common sense, what would I do, do I just hang back?

That is exactly what my team will do if I fail to deal with the “Yes—But!” that is before me. "

― John M. Sheehan