There have been so many teachable moments this week with the Penn State situation. I could write a week's full of blogs about them. Perhaps the most important is closure. Certainly, the alleged victims and their families are far from closure and may never get to that point. This may be the greatest tragedy of the abuse. It is unfathomable to imagine what they have gone through and are continuing to confront daily. Hopefully, continued awareness of child sexual abuse will ferret out predators and provide courage to others to report it quickly to the police.
As is often the case, sports can provide an avenue for us to move on during tragedies and crisis. For the students of Penn State and the citizens of State College, a football game helped bring closure to an unreal week. Though I can't say for sure, I believe the rioting occurred in part because the students wouldn't have a chance to give Joe Paterno a proper send off. This certainly doesn't make it right. I have found in my life that without closure, emotions continue to run high and my foundation is less stable. I suspect this was the case on Wednesday when the Trustees fired JoePa.
Fast forward to today. The scene at Penn State was incredible. The athletes for Penn State and Nebraska took center stage and showed us all how to behave. They came together to pray at the start of the game and many did the same after. The students in the stands were well behaved and cheered their team on. At the end, with Penn State losing, they stayed and applauded their team for their effort. No riots, no demonstrations, just a hard fought game as it should be on a cool November afternoon.
As leaders, we need to remember that any crisis or adverse situation needs closure. It is the leader's responsibility to stand up and show that they are in charge, have control of the situation and are ready to lead their team past the adversity. It's not easy. Often we're caught up in the emotion ourselves. That's part of the responsibility of being a leader-be there to show the way. It will take years for the scandal at Penn State to be resolved. Don't let that happen when a crisis strikes. Stand tall and be a model for others to follow.
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