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The curse of “every day”

The same thing they didn’t tell me about being a parent also applies leadership.

Here it is, in a phrase: It’s every day.

The concept of “every day” doesn’t feel heavy. We are jazzed with starting the new thing. The new job. The new exercise program. Every day is not considered a problem. In fact, “every day” is something we imagine will be the path to success. Cue the movie montage!

Then something happens. The months and years stack up. And whatever ephemeral excitement shaped our original approach has exited the building. All that’s left in excitement’s wake is you. Plain you. Whoever you are. Your characteristics. Your attitude. Your beliefs. Your ambience. The real you.

And now you have this thing (a child, a team, a job) and the real you. And it’s still every day. And it can be a total grind.

The point is this: In any meaningful endeavor, we cannot wear excitement’s mask for long because “every day” will eventually surface who we really are.

If we understand that then we know that leadership is really about developing the technical skills *and* developing the person behind the technical skills.

In this role, who you are matters.

by Jonathan

Jonathan Wilson is the CEO of Sandcastle, a leadership training and development consultancy. He frequently speaks and writes about building high performance teams. Jonathan regularly presents his latest findings and insights to business and government leaders at local, state, and national association events (both in-person and virtual). His first book, Future Leader: Rebooting Leadership to Win the Millennial and Tech Future is available now.

Tagged: Productivity

Published on: September 10, 2020

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