Leadership and Patience

Spring in New England is a study in patience.

One day it's 55 and sunny.
The next day it snows.

It's a reminder that transitions don't happen on a schedule.
They happen in fits and starts.

And sometimes you have to sit with being uncomfortable longer than you'd like.

Leadership is a lot like that.

The shift you're working toward doesn't happen all at once.
It happens in small movements.

Some forward.
Some sideways.
Some that feel like setbacks.

The uncomfortable feeling isn't a sign you're doing it wrong.
It's a sign you're in the middle of real change.