Weekly Posts and Insights
The Leadership Shift: Renew Yourself, Raise Your Altitude
This past week, I returned to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management as a faculty member at the Northeast Institute. Across the courses, I had the opportunity to work with more than 90 chamber, association, and nonprofit leaders, and I learned as much from your questions, stories, and experiences as I hope you learned from me.
We covered delegation, empowerment, organizational relevance, and innovation. Yet two ideas seemed to resonate most deeply with you all:What is the personal cost of leadership for you? Are you still working as an operator when your organization now needs you to become a strategist?
Leadership Requires Renewal: 7 Recovery Strategies for Top Performers
I’ve long been fascinated by the human body—its capacity for endurance, resilience, and renewal. It’s truly one of God’s greatest gifts: a self-healing, constantly adapting machine. But like any machine, if we don’t put gas in the tank, oil on the pistons, or do regular 10,000-mile tune-ups, we risk breakdown.
Leadership is no different.
The physical and emotional taxation of leadership is real—and too often overlooked.
Breaking the Superhuman Cycle: Why Great Leaders Need Rest Too
Many leaders fall into the trap of the Superhuman Syndrome, pushing themselves to exhaustion while ignoring the long-term costs to their well-being and effectiveness. This post explores how dissonant leadership and the constant chase for urgency can lead to burnout, while resonant leadership—rooted in emotional intelligence and renewal—fosters sustainable success. By embracing the Cycle of Sacrifice and Renewal, leaders can model resilience, elevate team performance, and lead with clarity and composure.