👉 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 WannaGrow 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗜 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴.

We promote people into leadership roles without truly prepairing them for leadership.
“You’ve been here the longest, so now you lead.”

But leadership is not a reward. It’s a big responsibility.

And I’m surprised how many organizations believe this works because the cost is triple:
1. Performance loss: you often lose a strong expert.
2. Culture impact: Colleagues become direct reports, trust needs to be rebuilt.
3. Disengagement: Employees with the right skills/potential feel surpassed.

And besides that, what we often overlook is:
👉 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

Self-leadership starts with introspection, honest reflection, and asking for feedback. Because what holds us back isn’t always visible, it’s deeper. Patterns and beliefs shaped over time, often unconsciously also intergenerational.

That’s why leadership development is not just about skills.
It’s about doing the inner work.
Uncomfortable at times but powerful.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.
And that journey is never finished.

My deepest leadership insights came in the mountains of Colombia, guided by shamans.🌱

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