@Concerned You cannot solve a problem unless you're willing to TRY to solve it and even take the risk of failing. Please, a tiny bit of credit for the effort.
@Emjay When I was working, I used to have an executive or two working for me who wanted to get credit for "the effort". As I told them, our Board of Directors and shareholders aren't compensating us for "effort", they are compensating us for "results". Most of these executives who wanted credit just for effort didn't last that long under me.
This is even more true with the President of the United States IMO. The American People don't vote them in for "effort", we (at least most of us, I think), voted them in for "results". "Real leadership" is just not about "effort" IMO, it's about "results" period. At least IMO.