Sometimes, making the right decision is not in your best interest, but can you live with that? The interpretation I share to make my point in this Thursday Thought is, 'After my reign, the nation will descend into chaos and destruction, but who cares, I will be gone by then.' The focus is making tough decisions as a leader, when those decisions will be unpopular with the board, your colleagues, your friends and even your family. It is said that Madame de Pompadour uttered the phrase in total indifference to the plight of the people after the Battle of Rossbach in 1757.
We attribute the expression to Madame de Pompadour, the lover of King Louis XV of France. 'Aprés Moi Le Déluge' is a French expression, which means, 'After me the flood'. 'You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.' - Abraham Lincoln
