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Welcome to Light on Leadership! In under two minutes, our newsletter delivers one book recommendation, one leadership action step, and two leadership tips. We know you're busy, so we've designed this content to be both useful and shareable. Enjoy!
Stretching Builds More Than Flexibility.
Stretching increases flexibility. In fitness, that is a simple, almost routine truth. In leadership, it becomes something more meaningful.
The moments that stretch us, emotionally, mentally, and even spiritually, are often the very moments that shape us most.
As leaders, we understand that stress is part of the role. We encourage others to take care of themselves, to build healthy habits, to stay grounded. Yet we do not always apply that same discipline to our own leadership lives. The demands are constant, the pace is relentless, and without intention, our energy begins to fade.
In The Power of Full Engagement, Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz challenge this thinking. Their core message is simple but powerful: managing energy, not time, is the key to sustained performance. When leaders invest in their physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual capacity, they do not just endure stress, they grow from it.
Few moments tested leadership more than the pandemic. Uncertainty, rapid decisions, and constant pressure stretched leaders in ways we had not experienced before. It was uncomfortable, and at times, overwhelming.
If we choose to reflect on our most challenging experiences, rather than simply move past them, we can begin to see how they expanded us. They forced new thinking, demanded resilience, and revealed what truly matters.
The question is not whether you will be stretched. The question is how you will respond.
👉 Quick Action Step:
Identify one moment in the past year that stretched you as a leader. Instead of moving on from it, take five minutes to write down what it taught you. Then ask yourself, how am I leading differently today because of that experience?
Book Recommendation:
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal.
- Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
Start reading this book! https://www.amazon.com/Power-Full-Engagement-Managing-Performance/dp/0743226755
Two Tips
Leadership is not defined by the easy moments, it is revealed in the difficult ones. This short clip is a powerful reminder that how we respond under pressure is what ultimately builds our capacity as leaders.
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
- Viktor Frankl
