Tough at the Top™
Congratulations!
You did what it took to get to the top. You put in the time and effort, stretched yourself, cultivated the connections, made some good choices.
Now you’re there at the top – and it really is time to deliver!
It’s exciting and challenging and at the same time exposed and isolated.
One of my clients felt it was like entering his top-floor office only to find the floor was made of glass! It’s a long way down and you ask yourself: “who am I to be up here doing this?”
And a recent survey of business bosses said that 43% report feeling lonely in their position and over 80% feel separated or isolated when it comes to business matters.*
If your situation is a little like this, you could use the answers to the questions below to help consider coaching with me:
- how would having a trusted and neutral sounding board impact your longer-term performance?
- sometimes people notice that it’s tough to provide the cast-iron certainty their teams require whilst also exploring new options – do you see anything like this?
- can you always work the hardest, shoulder the responsibility, keep pushing forward – and persuade colleagues, staff and the board to come along with you?
- what effect does it have on your decision making if you’re not supported in thinking clearly?
- what are the risks to the rest of your life and career of a stumble now, either at work or somewhere else?
Most of us have experienced these issues, then we just knuckle down and get on with it. But long-term they effect our ability to successfully lead and grow the organization and our family and personal lives.
The most successful leaders don’t just tolerate it being tough at the top, they learn how to thrive on it and make it work for them. If this might be useful to you, please • get in touch •