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Leadership Clarity: When Urgency Hides Uncertainty

Do you know a leader who always looks busy but sounds slightly uncertain?

Quick decisions. Constant reactions. No time to slow down.

In this short leadership reflection, Liz Murray explores how urgency can quietly cover a lack of clarity, and why constant movement is not always effective leadership.

When we feel unclear, speed can feel safer than perspective.
 We tell ourselves we do not have time to pause.
 But often, what we actually need is space to step back and see the bigger picture.

In this episode, Liz shares:

  • Why urgency can feel productive but create heavier leadership
  • How reacting quickly can mask internal uncertainty
  • What changes when you pause long enough to regain clarity
  • Why clarity does not slow you down, it sharpens your decisions

This reflection is part of the February Clean Leadership series.

Leadership becomes lighter when clarity leads.

 

Timestamps 

00:00 – The leader who looks busy but sounds uncertain
00:28 – When urgency feels productive
00:55 – How uncertainty drives speed
01:20 – The cost of constant reaction
01:45 – Why perspective creates clarity
02:10 – Slowing down to make smarter decisions
02:30 – Clean leadership and real productivity

 

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