Don’t be too busy to lead
Do you respect the leaders who always look busy, or the ones who are calm and collected? Do you want to follow someone who's harried, or someone who's accessible to you? Obvious right? And yet the cult of being busy, and the sense of self importance that comes with that, undermines many aspiring leaders. Being busy is not a virtue (except maybe in bees). It means you can't manage your time, don't have a competent admin or are trying to do too much (which impacts your ability to lead). Or [...]