12/19/2024

One Mental Exercise Every CEO Needs to Try When They're Feeling Drained

Do this every morning to become re-invigorated

Over the last few years, I've had the privilege of working with several CEOs during some of the most transformative periods of their careers. From first-time CEOs to those leading organizations through major transactions, turning struggling companies around, scaling startups into unicorns and stepping into leadership roles after replacing a founder-CEO — the transitions are immense. But one thing I continue to marvel at is their ability to hold tension.

To me, these leaders are like giant containers. They carry so much on their shoulders, balancing responsibilities across multiple spheres of their lives. And, often, they do so with remarkable resilience and poise.

These leaders hold energy — energy of passion, resilience, perseverance and love. It's the energy that fuels their daily decisions, the direction they set for their teams and the inspiration they bring to their organizations. A CEO's container is filled with care for people, passion for impact, enthusiasm for creating a better future, accountability for getting things done, the role of translating an invisible North Star and holding immense tension from their board, investors, leadership teams, economic shifts and personal roles like being fathers, mothers, sons and daughters.

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