BUSINESS MATTERS (Beyond the bottom line) By Francis J. Kong (The Philippine Star) Updated November 2, 2014 - 12:00am Leadership is never easy. People desire positions of high leadership without knowing the many challenges that accompany such titles. Most people equate leadership with high positions, but this is not quite the case and I do have an explanation for this. These people are focused on the perks of leadership; they do not understand the price of leadership. When you’re a leader, all eyes are on you. Every person makes mistakes. No one is exempted from making wrong decisions. When you were a junior, you probably got some tongue lashing or a memo. As a leader, you get the blame for every mistake. The entire team criticizes and comments against you. Your bosses start to doubt your capabilities and you begin to doubt yourself as well. I’ve made many bad decisions when I was building my career as an executive in the companies I wo