#25: Upskill — Leadership Lessons Series, Leadership Is A Long Distance Journey (1 of 3)

This episode, begins a five-part series on Leadership Lessons that you can take with you to become better leaders in this new world.Leadership is not a sprint, it's a marathon.In this episode, Michel shares her reflections on the 2022 Boston Marathon and parallels how today's leaders, must be like the runners in this marathon.The Boston Marathon requires a lot of experience before you can even apply. You must have run many marathons prior and be a skilled marathon runner.And these marathon runners know that it is a long journey. 26.2 miles to be exact.For leaders, it is also a long, sometimes tumultuous, but very rewarding journey.To truly master leadership, one must know that this journey does not have a destination. You are always learning, gaining new skills, learning new ways to lead and inspire others.We are entering a new leadership space that requires more of us. The old ways of leading may not cut in in this new world order. And around every corner, is a new challenge just waiting to test our resolve and our ability to lead.But as challenges come and go, great leaders have a marathoner's mindset. To succeed, you cannot have a sprinter's mindset, you must know that the journey is long. And just as runner's prepare their whole life for the Boston Marathon, you have been preparing your whole life... for this.Looking for the tools to help you run the marathon of leadership? At UpSkill, we are building a community of UpSkillers, learning and growing together.Please listen, subscribe and share!With decades of combined leadership experience, team of coaches, facilitators and subject matter experts can help to UpSkill your organization. We offer corporate training, coaching, e-learning courses and consulting services for:Inclusive LeadershipDiversity, Equity & InclusionCommunicationSoft Skills Senior Leadership TrainingEmail us: [email protected] Learn more: www.upskillcommunity.com