At the top, leadership asks: Who are you?

The more senior you get, the more elusive and subtle feedback becomes. Then it stops.

In the peak season of annual reviews, you are presented with a list of behaviours your immediate environment expects you to change.

You have shared and celebrated your superpowers and successes (or did you?!) before the focus shifts to: delegate more, be less direct, listen more, have more presence, think big picture, exude more confidence, get control over your stress, prioritise, get out of the weeds, trust your team more, stop this, add that.

Oh my days, the list goes on and on!

The more senior you get, the more elusive and subtle this feedback becomes. And then it stops. Silence. You are at the top, precisely when it matters most, people around you no longer dare to tell you what is.

You scramble a list together and try your best not to say a sentence too much, not to indulge your curiosity, but stay focused on long-term discovery. You give tasks away, but then can’t sleep. What has happened to the job you loved doing? Now it feels like you are paid for not actually doing that much…

How do I make that shift? You ask yourself. How? How? HOW!!

Great question.

Here’s the one to ask first, though: How did it happen that you became who you are? What made you, you?

By peeling back the layers, going deeper into enquiry, you can reach your inner core. You WILL meet yourself fully. You will get answers to what you dare ask:

Why am I here at this moment in time?

What is my personal purpose statement?

What is my genius that’s dormant inside, wanting to burst out?

What am I here to enable? 

Leadership clarity follows swiftly:

✅The toughest decisions become effortless.

✅Your effectiveness goes through the roof.

✅You surprise even your wildest dreams.

✅You become fully YOU.

✅You lead in alignment with your head, heart and soul, feeling deep fulfilment.

The behaviours that once limited you are still there, yet now fully embraced and no longer hindering you. There is wisdom. There is balance. There is peace.

I’ve learnt that there are no shortcuts in evolving leadership. Behavioural change alone doesn’t cut it - it simply adds to the masquerade of the real you.

I invite you on the path of genuine growth. If this blog resonates, ask yourself: are you leading from who you are, not just what you do? Are you ready to explore natural leadership transformation?

This is the work I do, and it’s the only road worth taking. Let’s dive in.