"Leadership demands that we tackle the problems. That includes tough conversations. And their difficulty increases when the issue is not easy and it involves people on our team. But we should never delay tough conversations.
The more you wait, the more difficult they become.
Why?
• Silence to most people means approval.
• When people have to fill in the blanks themselves, they do so negatively.
• Problems left unaddressed have a snowball effect: they become larger and gain momentum.
• Problems left unaddressed cause inner erosion: we lose respect for ourselves internally.
• The Law of Diminishing Intent is in effect: The longer you wait to do something you should do now, the greater the odds that you will never do it. One of these days becomes none of these days."
— Leadershift: The 11 Essential Changes Every Leader Must Embrace by John C. Maxwell
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