Changes in leader behaviour only persist if based on a change in identity
A CEO of a mid-sized company recently told me she had “forgotten” how to carry out her professional functions. I don’t think she has, but when she explained that “it requires sitting down and thinking about it”, I understood.
I expect that when accountants, lawyers, doctors and other professionals spend some years as executives or running companies, they too find that while they love their profession, they just cannot sit still long enough to practise it any more. Time feels like the executive’s scarcest asset, and over a few years the habit of using each moment productively becomes irresistible. Driving is for making phone calls, jogging or walking are for listening to podcasts, meetings offer time to answer emails, and the bathroom is for catching up on news.Is that a gain or a loss? It can be either or both, depending on how well the executive reserves time for home and recreation, and for reflecting about the purpose and health of their company.
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