Is It Lonely Being A Leader? BY LAUREL CLARK
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I have a client with innovative ideas. As his business grew, he hired new employees. At one time he loved empower-
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slump began when he realized that he was outgrowing his friends and colleagues. He wants peers but he always seems to be a step ahead of everyone else. “It’s lonely being a leader,” he said. This seems like a common complaint, but is it true? It is. The Harvard Business Review reports that half of CEOs surveyed “experience feelings of loneliness in the role, and of this group, 61 percent believe it hinders their performance.” First-time CEOs are hit especially hard, with 70 percent reporting that loneliness negatively affects their performance. What Makes Leadership Lonely? Loneliness is characterized by separation. It implies that one doesn’t belong. In any company, group or orga- nization, the leader is the head, the one who sets goals and gives direction to those who work within the company. That means that the leader is not one of the crowd. Even if there’s a staff with a team approach, the leader still holds a unique position. Leaders need people with whom they can share ideas and receive feedback, but sometimes the leader doesn’t have people within the organization with whom to think and create. Some leaders are not comfortable socializing with em- ployees so they may feel isolated when other people go out after work or share recreational activities. Our physical body only has one head. We have one brain that gives direction to all of the cells, systems, and organs. You’ve heard the expression, “two heads are bet- ter than one,” but that’s not referring to the way our body works. A company or business is like a body, with different parts necessary for the functioning of the whole. Some- one needs to give direction to the parts, the people who make up the organization. These people may be employ- ees, partners, or associates. They may be part of a team, but they’re not the one who gives direction and sets the tone of the organization. As a teacher and consultant, I work with nighttime dreams. Dreams communicate in symbols or metaphors to guide us to understand ourselves. In a dream, a large vehicle like an airplane, a bus or train usually symbolizes
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