The two leadership lists
Every leader we’ve work with has two to-do lists.
The first one is the one they show everyone:
Finalize the Q3 budget.
Review the project plan.
Prepare for the front office meeting.
Follow up on sales numbers.
The second list is the one they show no one:
Figure out why I dread Sunday nights.
Handle the fallout from that thing my kid did at school.
Stop feeling like a fraud in meeting with senior leadership.
Find the energy to actually care about the work again.
Guess which list has a bigger impact on their team's performance?
When a leader's mental energy is consumed by the second list, they can only manage the first.
They check boxes.
But they don't inspire.
This creates a team of tactical employees.
Not passionate innovators.
The direct business cost is a disengaged culture.
A lack of proactive problem-solving.
And the eventual departure of your best talent who crave genuine leadership.
Not just task management.
Traditional management training focuses on helping leaders get better at the first list.
But that's just managing tasks.
Our transformational coaching creates a confidential space to finally tackle the second list.
That's leading people.
When a leader gets help with the hidden list, the public one almost always takes care of itself.
Ready to help your leaders with the list that matters most?
