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Understand leadership capital

Understand leadership capital

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Understand leadership capital

- Do you work a 40 hour week or are you working 24/7? How much effort are you putting into your work? How much stress do you experience from the energy you're putting in? Your time and energy are finite resources. You can squeeze more time out by taking away from other activities in your life but you can't do that forever. That time isn't unlimited. If you squeeze out too much, bad things can happen. I'm speaking from experience here. I've had two heart attacks because I was spending too much time and energy with my work. Something needs to change. To reduce the time you spend at work, reduce stress, and improve performance, you need to approach how you spend your time and energy differently. Leadership capital is the time and energy you invest in leading your team. It needs to be invested carefully like any other scarce resource. When's the last time you assessed where you're spending your time and energy? Who are you spending it with? How are you spending it? Are you getting the…

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