Many aspirants want to rise. We seek promotion and recognition, which allows us to gain further control and become integral to leadership.
And with it, too, comes responsibility ,accountability, and greater scrutiny. You no longer report to one but instead are beholden to the whole team.
What we need to appreciate is that with success comes increased strain. Consider a top athlete working their way up and increasing their profile. Yet when they are at the top, everyone is now looking at them, and while stepping up permits some flaws and setbacks, as a part of the journey, the top is unforgiving in expectations.
It is imperative for any leader striving for the top to be prepared for the responsibility and appreciate that the increased demands may possibly impact all facets of one’s life. It is not a matter of being able to minimize the strain but more so the ability to develop resilience and tools for managing the top.
