INA is our closed group code for “I’m not aware.”
The prevailing words you hear when there is a crisis.
The words you never hear when all is well.
INA is the mantra of poor leadership.
When I see a team in a crisis, use of INA is the sieve that separates the leader from the imposter.
Leadership is better tested in a storm, than in calm.
That is why in times of calm, leaders stay preparing like there’s a storm coming. Many call them paranoid because of this trait, until the storm arrives.
When the storm comes, they take charge without hesitation. They understand that while this storm will pass, how they handle the storm will endure.
That your hand did not bring the storm does not mean your hand is absolved of steering the team through it.
Leaders actively exclude INA from their vocabulary, especially in a storm.
Everything that surprises you is an opportunity to tweak your system to catch it early, not an opportunity exclude yourself.
– Osasu Oviawe