In my post yesterday I asked the question:

How do you make tough, unpopular decisions?

My question today is just like it, but maybe even more challenging to answer, let alone do well:

How do you support tough, unpopular decisions that you had no part in making?

Making those tough decisions, that we know will be unpopular, are a lot easier to stand behind when we’re the ones who make them.

But what happens when we’re not the ones who make the final decision?  What if we aren’t even consulted on the issue?  And we’ve got things to say about it… GOOD things…

I think standing by others, and behind their unpopular decisions, can be just as difficult, if not more difficult, than making those same decisions.

I think it can be a real test of our leadership.

Our character.

Our faith.

Yes, supporting the tough, unpopular decisions of others will likely serve to challenge and change us in ways we could never have imagined… but only if we make the tough, unpopular decision to stand by those who have to make them… whether we agree or not.

I’m not talking about being a “yes” person in every situation… that is something entirely different… and something we’ll look at tomorrow.

What do you think?