Conclusion

The architects I have known have great imaginations. They see the use of space and structure, not just as walls and rooms, but as methods of communication and influence.

Executive leadership is similar. It is an opportunity to be an architect of your organization’s culture and structure. It is a platform from which you can build the people you lead and influence the communities you are involved in.

For some people, the experience of becoming an executive is jarring: Everyone looking to you, needing you to come up with answers, hoping you have right ones.

There is real responsibility and real pressure.

But, it can also be real fun. Lean into building your skills as an architect of culture. Learn to see teams and systems as the spaces ...

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