Leadership isn’t an Achievement…it’s a way of life.
Viewing Leadership as an achievement makes leaders let their guard down and fall short. Leadership is a journey and if you recently moved into it, you just jumped on that path at the beginning of the journey. From here it continues to bend and curve, with speed bumps randomly placed throughout. You may have been one of the best individual contributor, but now you are the WORST leader.
That sounds harsh, but if you aren’t willing to join the journey, it will doom you and your teams to a rough path forward. On the other hand, if you are open to the journey, it can be an amazing growth opportunity for you, your teams and your business.
If you go into Leadership with the understanding that there is no “end state”, no “destination”, you will have a much better ability to pivot and evolve as the market or the teams or your executives change. You will have built a team on the foundations of trust and empathy, that can weather the storm of change, failure, loss, etc.
I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!
