As the week wraps up, it’s worth asking yourself a different kind of leadership question.
Not just: What did I get done?
But: What did I notice?
Many leaders spend their week on the dance floor - in the meetings, in the issues, in the urgency, in the decisions that keep coming. That is real. It is part of leadership.
But adaptive leadership asks something more of us.
It asks us to step onto the balcony long enough to observe what is really going on. To notice the patterns. The pressure points. The assumptions. The habits. The places where old thinking is being applied to new challenges.
That is often where the next leadership move becomes clearer.
Real leadership helps here. When you are grounded in who you are, what matters to you, and how you want to lead, you are less likely to get lost in the noise. You can pause without disconnecting. Reflect without retreating. Adapt without losing yourself.
So, before you close the week, take a moment to look back with honesty.
Where did you react quickly when the situation called for more observation?
Where did you default to what is familiar instead of what is needed?
Where might a challenge in front of you require rethinking rather than simply more effort?
The leadership work is not always to push harder.
Sometimes it is to see more clearly.
Reflection questions for the week:
- What challenge did I face this week that may be adaptive, not technical?
- Where did I spend too much time on the dance floor and not enough time on the balcony?
- What is one thing I need to rethink before next week begins?
Have a lovely weekend.
Michelle
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