Leadership in business is getting easier.

Leadership in business is getting easier.

Last week, I worked with a long-time client whose company’s progress over the past year has been phenomenal. I had a hunch that she could raise them even further, but even successful business leaders can’t see from the start how breathtakingly talented and inspiring they are. Her expectations, which she set for herself 18 months ago, were too high for her to imagine.

I’ve been wondering, “Is business leadership becoming easier?” for the past few years. My experience, despite the fact that I am privileged to work with the most focused and motivated leaders, does not support the claims that change is occurring at a faster rate and that markets are becoming increasingly complex. I read articles and work in businesses that claim both of these things.

She had clear intentions as we worked on our thoughts. We worked on developing her intuitive thinking skills over the course of three months. Everywhere she could, she made plans for the outcomes of meetings, the agreement of teams, and impromptu opportunities that would highlight her experience and highlight her contribution to the decision-makers at the national company. She was prepared as each moment passed. She had clear intentions as we worked on our thoughts. The opportunity to move from regional to national occurred within six months.

This was one of the reasons she had agreed to work with me as her executive coach and her expectation. It wasn’t so far-fetched to say that she was actually better prepared than she had anticipated for the national position thanks to a new set of procedures, tools for communication, and ways of thinking. She had clear intentions as we worked on our thoughts. She quickly became familiar with the national picture, the leadership team, and a strategy for how the brands could be improved to make a significant impact on the business.

Then, we worked on our thoughts, and she had specific goals. My faculty member received an unexpected offer for an international position within six additional months. This was the expectation I’d been holding for her (quietly): I could see that she had healthy relationships with risk, I could hear how well connected she was, I could feel how passionately she wanted to contribute, and I could see how committed she was to working long hours for a fast-tracking career push (I suspect that she’s not even close to being finished). The speed with which things changed was partly due to her thoughts, her plans, and getting something simple right; The actual breakthrough, on the other hand, occurred when her habit of conscious thought and intention became genuine belief. She honed that tool until she became unconsciously competent with it after repeatedly observing that refined thinking and clear intention holding yielded results, supported by a philosophy of “more for all, no exceptions.” She was destined to continue rising after that. In response to the initial inquiry, “Is business leadership becoming easier?” “Yes, if you’re willing upskill body, head, and heart together,” is my conclusion. Business leaders can’t help but simplify business when they become committed to constant change and equip themselves with cutting-edge tools that connect them with “more for all.” As Apple, Innocent, and Blinkbox repeatedly demonstrate, all successful brands, products, and services are characterized by simplicity.