This week at church, the homily was about patience and our relentless need to focus on what hasn't been done. The priest talked about "dolce far niente" - the sweetness of doing nothing.

Last week, I was with a client - 1,700 employees, phenomenal culture - to launch a leadership program that identifies rising leaders across the organization, gets them in a room together, and builds next-gen relationships that will carry the company forward.

My view on things is too simplistic.  It all comes down to people.  You've got a goal?  One part of the plan isn't working and it's causing other parts to break down?  I'm going to have a very direct question for you - who owns the broken part?  Who is driving that initiative?

In Team of Teams, General McChrystal challenges leaders to stop micromanaging and start building people they trust to act as they would - aligned in values, able to make the call, and trusted to lead when you’re not in the room.

In just 48 hours, my family lost three people we love. Add in cancer treatments, a calendar full of end-of-year kid chaos, work pressures, and the ripple of economic instability… and I hit a wall.

Big growth is massively compounded by great leadership, not great do-ership.  Unfortunately, the stress that accompanies growth often creates chaos and causes most leaders to throw themselves back into the weeds to get things done.