Most leaders think inspiration happens at the front of the hall.
The start-of-year address. The slide with the big quote. The applause.
It rarely does.
Staff are inspired by what happens on a wet Tuesday in November. When you cover a lesson without being asked. When you remember that a colleague’s daughter had an exam. When you admit you got something wrong in front of the people who noticed it first.
The speech sets an expectation. Everything after it either confirms it or quietly cancels it.
Your team is keeping score, whether they mean to or not.
What did they see you do this week?
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