Leaders get the bad news. They get the big challenges nobody else can fix.
All day long there is news and information – good, bad, sideways, issues, decisions….
As a leader, I have to be careful to handle all of that without getting sucked in and letting my emotions bob up and down on the waves.
I have to be steady. I have to lead. To guide my team to a future I believe in that does not exist yet. To make calm from the storm, clarity from confusion – and use my values and principles to do it.
I know I cannot process all that comes with my job if I am uneasy, in personal turmoil, or have clouded, unstable thoughts.
The leader makes all the difference in an organization.
Steady your impulses.