From the Horizon
The higher the office, the fewer the confidants. Authority expands reach but narrows closeness.
True North
Leadership requires decisions that deeply affect others. This creates distance: those who once spoke freely now weigh their words.
The cost of leadership isn’t only pressure but loneliness. To wield authority with integrity means accepting that intimacy shrinks even as influence grows.
Compass Point
Power enlarges responsibility but often contracts friendship.
Further Afield
📘 Ronald Heifetz, Leadership Without Easy Answers.
Until Next Time
If you lead, may you seek depth with the few who can still speak truth.
