08/19/2025
Tired. Happy. Leading.
It took me a little while to stop just doing the job and start owning the role.
Because here’s the deal: a promotion doesn’t magically make you a leader.
You’ve got to step up, claim it, and back yourself every single day.
And the best thing I’ve learned about leadership so far?
It is never about working endless hours or pushing your team to do it too. No one wins. That old toxic masculinity model of “the harder you grind, the better you lead” is broken and dated. .
For me, as someone stepping into this role only recently, it is about working efficiently, staying focused, and creating the kind of energy where my colleagues, my team, my people feel free to experiment, collaborate, and bring their best selves forward.
I want to build spaces where creativity thrives because everyone knows they are valued, their ideas matter and it is absolutely safe to contribute them, using medium that works best for them.
That is how I aim to contribute to a psychologically safe workplace in action.
Took me a little while to own my role but now, I feel it. I own it. And it feels pretty damn good.
Yes, I’m tired. But I’m also proud, fired up, and ready for more.
I'd love to know the leadership lesson(s) you have learned along the way.
