41It’s All about Them

Showcase Your People

THE FUNNY THING about leadership is it’s not about you at all. Isn’t that something? All this hard work to develop yourself and it’s not even really about you. It’s about your direct reports and their teams, the people who benefit most from your improved leadership. Oh sure, you get something out of it too—the broader your skill set, the more attractive you are to your current (and future) employer. And leading more effortlessly gives you confidence, allows you to do more, and sets your career on an upward trajectory. But let’s go back to your team and the whole essence of leadership, which is to help a group of people do more than they think they can do. In the end, leadership is about people; it’s ...

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