Leading Through the Turn: How a Journey Mindset Can Help Leaders Find Success and Significance

CHAPTER 1

Explore the Roads

I vividly remember the night before my first day on the job in my first true leadership role. I spent most of the evening trying to convince myself that the knot in my stomach was a result of something I ate. In reality, my nerves were getting the best of me, and all night long I was on the verge of being sick.

I was a young professional, about 30, stepping into a new organization and up to a new level of responsibility. While my drive and ambition were in high gear, I knew there were many things I didn’t know about leadership and would have to learn quickly. Frankly, I didn’t know if I could do it. I had sold myself well in the interviews and desperately wanted the opportunity, but none of my previous jobs had adequately ...