Above the Waterline Leadership: Move from Drama to Responsibility | Built for Hard Ep. 2

Welcome back to Built for Hard.In this episode, Adam Kreek reads and expands on his essay, Above the Waterline Leadership: Move from Drama to Responsibility.Every leader knows the moment when pressure rises.Your chest tightens.Your breath gets shallow.Your jaw locks.Your mind starts building the case.They should know better.This is not my fault.I am going to have to fix this.They just do not get it.That moment matters.Not because it means you are a bad leader, but because it means you have dropped below the waterline.Above the waterline, leaders operate from responsibility, curiosity, learning, choice, and possibility.Below the waterline, leaders drift into drama, defensiveness, threat, blame, control, avoidance, or over-functioning.In this episode, Adam walks through three common below-the-waterline roles:The VictimThe RescuerThe VillainThen he shows how to shift those same energies into stronger responsibility roles:The CreatorThe CoachThe ChallengerThis is practical leadership work. It is also nervous system work.The goal is not to never go below the waterline. The goal is to notice faster, recover better, and choose responsibly.This episode is for founders, executives, managers, coaches, and leaders who carry pressure and want to build stronger teams without creating more drama.Read the original article here:https://www.valuesdrivenachievement.com/blog/above-the-waterline-leadership-move-from-drama-to-responsibilityWatch this episode on YouTube:https://youtu.be/KjpNegjZloo?si=9sQk7Asa7Dcsu-JrImportant Links To Follow:Kreek's Book – The Responsibility Ethichttps://bit.ly/3Y6RJfDListen to the Audiobook Here:http://bit.ly/3jCi5HqStay Connected:Website:https://www.valuesdrivenachievement.comLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamkreek/Built for Hard is about helping leaders, managers, founders, and teams do hard things without becoming hard on themselves or others.