Beyond Boundaries Blog:
Unlocking Potential at the
Edge of Possibilities
"I know I'm doing it. It's just what I always do."
I hear some version of that from experienced leaders all the time. Smart, reflective people who've read the books and done the courses. They can describe their habit in detail, down to exactly when it shows up, and it still runs.
If that sounds fami...
Most capable people are not exhausted because they are incapable.
They are exhausted because they are compensating.
Overfunctioning is one of the most socially rewarded behaviours in leadership. It looks like commitment. It looks like reliability. It looks like stepping up.
It also looks like bur...
I remember sitting in a meeting, completely absorbed in the fine details of a problem.
The more I focused on what was going wrong, the heavier the room felt.
My team looked to me for clarity, but instead of lifting them up, I was pulling them into my overwhelm.
At the time, I thought this was lea...
Most leaders think motivation is enough.
Wrong.
Motivation fades. Energy sustains.
This is something I’ve learned both in my own leadership journey and in coaching others.
Teams don’t thrive because of one inspirational speech or a bold new idea.
They thrive when energy is sustained, modell...