Brad SemmensMost leaders believe they show up consistently. That how they lead on a good day… is how they lead every day. But that’s not what actually happens. Because pressure changes things.
Brad SemmensMost leaders have said this at some point. “The standard just isn’t there.” Work isn’t quite right. Details are missed. Quality is inconsistent. And it becomes frustrating. Because in your mind, it’s clear what good looks like. So the assumption is simple. People aren’t meeting the standard.
Brad SemmensMost leaders know the conversation they need to have. They’ve thought about it. Replayed it. Put it off. Not because they don’t care. But because they do. They don’t want to create tension. Don’t want to damage the relationship. Don’t want to make things uncomfortable. So they wait.
Brad SemmensMost leaders don’t say this out loud. But they feel it. No matter how capable the team is, how much has been delegated, or how much the business has grown… things still seem to come back to them. Decisions. Problems. Pressure. It all finds its way back. And over time, that gets heavy.