You’re smart. You’re talented. I’m sure everything you touch turns to gold. That’s the problem.
Excellence at execution becomes the "trap".
You're so good at doing that you forget how to lead.
Thanks for your post! 🙏
Thanks for the comment! I’m glad it resonated. Did you have a similar experience?
Absolutely Jeff.
I spent years executing perfectly in pharmacy.
Following protocols.
Hitting metrics.
And doing the work.
But execution doesn't teach you leadership.
It teaches you compliance.
The shift happened when I realized being good at "doing" keeps you stuck.
And leading requires letting go of execution and trusting others to handle what you used to control.
The transition?
Was challenging.
But it's necessary if you want to scale anything beyond yourself.
Amazing stuff. And how did you learn to make the transition?
The transition started by letting go of the execution process I used to control and by learning "on the job".
I practiced delegating the outcome, and not just the task.
And trusting the person to solve it their way instead of micromanaging my way through them.
beautiful. did you figure it out on your own or have a mentor? coach? books?
Excellence at execution becomes the "trap".
You're so good at doing that you forget how to lead.
Thanks for your post! 🙏
Thanks for the comment! I’m glad it resonated. Did you have a similar experience?
Absolutely Jeff.
I spent years executing perfectly in pharmacy.
Following protocols.
Hitting metrics.
And doing the work.
But execution doesn't teach you leadership.
It teaches you compliance.
The shift happened when I realized being good at "doing" keeps you stuck.
And leading requires letting go of execution and trusting others to handle what you used to control.
The transition?
Was challenging.
But it's necessary if you want to scale anything beyond yourself.
Amazing stuff. And how did you learn to make the transition?
The transition started by letting go of the execution process I used to control and by learning "on the job".
I practiced delegating the outcome, and not just the task.
And trusting the person to solve it their way instead of micromanaging my way through them.
beautiful. did you figure it out on your own or have a mentor? coach? books?