Too Busy Managing to Lead? Shift How You See the Work

You finished the meetings. Answered the emails. Solved the problems. Kept the work moving.But at the end of the day, you still wonder: Did I actually lead today?For mid-level leaders, the answer isn't simply to stop doing tactical work so you can “be more strategic.” Tactical work is part of leadership.The opportunity is to become more intentional about what kind of leadership each moment requires.In this Shift Your Lens, I explore three ways to rethink the relationship between tactical and strategic leadership:See tactical work as an opportunity to leadNotice what keeps coming back to youCreate capacity before you need itThe goal isn't to escape tactical work. It's to stop letting tactical work define the entirety of your leadership.This segment comes from the full Weekly Lens episode, When Managing the Work Leaves No Time to Lead.▶️ Watch the full Weekly Lens episode here📩 Join the Leader's Lens newsletterFollow me onInstagramThreadsLinkedIn