The Uncertain Leader
You can’t always be sure, but you’d better be clear.
Andy Stanley

July 1, 2003

Uncertainty
is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.
Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the
need for leadership. It is the environment in which good leadership is
most easily identified.

Where there is no
uncertainty, there is no longer the need for leadership. As Jim Kouzes
puts it, “Uncertainty creates the necessary condition for leadership.”

It
took me several years to figure this out. As a young leader I was
tormented by the assumption that I should know what to do in every
situation. If I were a good leader, I would reason, I would know exactly what to do. After all, I am the leader! Leaders are supposed to be able to stand up at any given moment and give direction with absolute certainty. Or so I thought.

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