Great leaders don’t just lead—they develop more leaders
Leadership is one of the most misunderstood areas in business. Too often, people think it’s only about care, empathy, and compassion. But here’s the hard truth: you can give endless care, empathy, and compassion, yet if your team isn’t producing results, something is missing. They may enjoy the pizza parties, bean bags, and cool coffee bars—but without accountability, it isn’t leadership.
Real leadership is when you integrate care, empathy, and compassion with an unshakable responsibility for results. The best leaders I’ve worked with led with genuine love and candor, while ensuring I delivered on the outcomes that mattered.
The reality is simple: leadership without results has little use. As leaders, we must hold our teams accountable while practicing the human side of leadership—empathy and compassion.
And leadership isn’t only about results today—it’s about building leaders for tomorrow. John Maxwell once said no one in his organization gets promoted unless they’ve developed someone ready to step into their role. That’s the true test of leadership: producing leaders who can produce others.
Leading isn’t easy, but it can be learned. And it starts with reshaping how we think about leadership.