Your capability is not yours to withhold
There’s a story I’ve heard hundreds of times.
This week, in a gathering where it was being recounted, one of its lessons arrived for me as though for the first time.
Putting your hand up when you have the requisite capability and experience is not arrogance. It’s a responsibility.
And what happens when the boat sails without you anyway.
Servant Leadership isn’t new - it’s remembered
We talk a lot about “servant leadership.”
But for many of us, it’s not something we learned - it’s something we witnessed. Somewhere along the way, though, service became something we perform… or something we quietly hide from.
This reflection explores the tension between sincerity and recognition - and what real service actually asks of us.
What two young people taught me about holding back
Some lessons arrive in unexpected ways. This week, two young people taught me something I didn’t know I needed to learn about perfectionism, contribution and holding back.