A colleague told me something the other day that felt truly profound. During a moment of reflection after an intense leadership development program, they explained, the class was asked to share one word that described the leader they hoped to become. My colleague struggled with this for a while. Most of the others said things like, “I want to be more inspirational,” or “influential,” or “intentional,” or, especially popular in the recent past, “inclusive.'' These are all fine and good, but they also ring hollow. They feel like words that describe what we
41: Aspiring to be imperfect
41: Aspiring to be imperfect
41: Aspiring to be imperfect
A colleague told me something the other day that felt truly profound. During a moment of reflection after an intense leadership development program, they explained, the class was asked to share one word that described the leader they hoped to become. My colleague struggled with this for a while. Most of the others said things like, “I want to be more inspirational,” or “influential,” or “intentional,” or, especially popular in the recent past, “inclusive.'' These are all fine and good, but they also ring hollow. They feel like words that describe what we