Everyone looks like a superstar when a gale force wind blows behind them. Strong tailwinds make average performers look special. As one leader we know likes to say, “Even turkeys fly in hurricanes.” Headwinds, on the other hand, expose who is truly exceptional.
If you can lead through tough times, you level up. You truly become a "Level 5 Leader". I would dare to say that most small to midsize companies fail because the lack of good leadership during tough times. One of the challenges I've experienced is that some leaders are so disconnected during "good times" that when tough times come around, they try to compensate for their lack of involvement and end up pushing really good employees away because they direct their frustration at them instead of the actual challenge. Thanks for sharing, great read.
Who Are You When the Wind Is in Your Face
If you can lead through tough times, you level up. You truly become a "Level 5 Leader". I would dare to say that most small to midsize companies fail because the lack of good leadership during tough times. One of the challenges I've experienced is that some leaders are so disconnected during "good times" that when tough times come around, they try to compensate for their lack of involvement and end up pushing really good employees away because they direct their frustration at them instead of the actual challenge. Thanks for sharing, great read.
What a great "broken clock right twice a day" variant.