I took a film appreciation class is college. I thought how cool is it that I can get college credit for watching movies??? (Don't tell my Dad 😆)
I didn't really care for the movies we had to watch (no Tom Cruise involved) but I did walk away with a key phrase: "suspension of disbelief."
Any good movie-goer knows: to really get into a story that, if we're being honest, would NEVER really happen, you must have a suspension of disbelief. That, and have POPCORN! 🍿.
I am speaking directly to LEADERS.
If that's you...
I've been listening to my entrepreneur / business owner / leader clients who have a team of people they work with whom they wish to inspire to even greater heights.
Meaning...
...They have employees, staff, co-workers, partners, committees, boards, a community, or non-profit groups they wish to influence to step up and achieve for the greater good of the group, the company, themselves...
So often clients say one of their goals is to be a better leader. I say "Great! How will you know when you're a better leader?" That is often met with either silence or a comment like "Hmmm. That's a great question."
What do leaders do, anyway? What does it mean to be a leader?
There are three things a leader MUST do.