Most leaders are great at pushing through.
Itās how they got to where they areāby holding on.
To responsibility.
To high standards.
To whatever it takes.
But hereās the truth no one tells you:
To grow as a leader, you have to learn how to release.
š„ You canāt bring in new if youāre clinging to the old
Holding on feels safe. Even productive.
But in reality, the wrong patterns create noise, not clarity.
- Control
- Over-functioning
- Perfection-as-performance
- āJust get it doneā leadership
Thes...
Being a Better Human: My Lifelong Quest
I would have never said that in my 20s. Back then, I had a therapist who gave me two daily prescriptions:
šæ Spend 20 minutes in nature
š§ Do yoga every day
At the time, I didnāt realize it, but those practices became my spiritual path. Iāve been a yogi for over 30 yearsāsometimes consistent, sometimes notābut always learning.
Returning to the Basics
Each fall, I come back to the basics: the Yamas and Niyamas, the ethical foundations of yoga. This year...
Weāve all been there.
You attend a webinar.
You journal in the morning.
You have the 1:1s. You check the box.
But if you're being honestā¦ you're still leading the same way you always have. This is autopilot leadership. And the cost? Itās deeper than we realize.
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What Is Autopilot Leadership?
Autopilot leadership happens when we think weāre doing the work of leadershipābut weāre just going through the motions.
It sounds like:
- āIām already a good listener.ā
- āI went to that training last y...
