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THE LEADERSHIP SHIFT THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING|

Leader’s aren’t just overloaded, they’re stretched across too many loyalties, too many meetings, and too many expectations that no longer fit the level they’re operating at. Sound familiar?

Lencioni’s Team #1 idea has been coming up a lot in my coaching conversations. The moment a leader realizes their real team is the one they sit at the table with — not the one they manage — everything changes. Decisions get cleaner. Conflict gets healthier. And the noise drops.

It connects to something I wrote in my recent LinkedIn newsletter: leaders aren’t just busy, they’re structurally overloaded. Many are spending 60–80% of their week in meetings, often without the time or space to think. And when you’re stretched that thin, it becomes even harder to let go of responsibilities, habits, or identities that no longer serve your role.

If you missed that newsletter, you can read it here.

I’ll leave you with this:

What’s one meeting this week you could step out of — and what would you do with that reclaimed hour?

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When Your Real Team Isn’t the One You Lead.

Lately I’ve been revisiting Patrick Lencioni’s Team #1 idea; the moment a leader realizes their real team ins’t the one they manage, but the one they sit at the table with. It’s a seemingly small shift, but it changes everything. How you make decisions, how you show up in conflict, and what you see as “success.”

Most leaders don’t resist the concept; they just underestimate how much identity they’ve tied to their own function. Letting go of that loyalty — even a little — often creates more alignment, more trust, and far less friction across the organization.

If you want the quick hit, here’s the video I’m referencing.

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