"You must believe you are the best and then make sure you are"
Bill Shankly
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Control
The one thing that many people fear is to lose control. Control is, however, not something that one can hold on tightly or grap with one pair of hands. On the contrary, the harder one try to control, the more it is likely to slip through one's finger.
The perceived feeling of lack of control provokes uncertainties. The feeling of uncertainties create an internal sense of uneasiness. On many occasion, fustration and fear also creep in. The fear of not being in control of the process and consequences and the challenge to one's ego as well as the needs and wants for control can lead one to bend the usual beliefs that behold them so dearly. Such situation tests one's resolves and confidence. Such situations are also litmus test to one's leadership and values.
In addition, the quest for control make one focus on the macro and lose sight of the bigger picture. Energy is driven towards urgent matters but usually not the most important ones. Plan is inflexible. Actions are usually ad-hoc focusing on what are needed to steer activities within control comfort. It promotes individualism among members of a team. There is usually little tolerance to diversity.
The contradicting facts about control is that it requires diversity and variability to become successful. Control is a mindset and not an action. The amount of control one has is not about how intimately one can manipulate the situation. It comes from the throroughness of the planning. The indepth understanding of details, anticipation of the various possibilities and contingencies as well as the detail of organization during execution. Thoroughness offers certainity and awareness and, thus, control.
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