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Lonely at the Top

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Article Overview: Are you "working through it?" Lately it seems that so many people in leadership positions are taking inventory of what it means to be a leader. Some are fleeing the role.

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Lonely at the Top

Is it a little lonelier at the top recently?
"The 1990s, with CEOs as heroes, was a lot more fun than 2002, when you're a criminal until proven guilty," laughed Jim Mullen, CEO of Cambridge-based Biogen, one of the nation's largest biotech companies. "There's a huge amount of skepticism about what it means to be a corporate leader. But it's like any other business challenge; we just have to work through it."
Are you "working through it?" Lately it seems that so many people in leadership positions are taking inventory of what it means to be a leader. Some are fleeing the role. From board defections to executive departures, many in the corporate ranks are buckling under the weight of hyper scrutiny of their abilities and responsibilities.
Adversity does not build character, it exposes it!
I believe that true leaders are willing to fill in the void that has been created by those unworthy of their positions. Quality leaders are willing to forge ahead in times like these simply because they know that they have a duty to do so.
Leadership is a gift that has been bestowed upon a select few. Times like these demand that leaders with strong values take charge. Now is the time to maximize your gift!
Seize the opportunity to help others through these challenging times. Revel in the challenge and the character that it builds in you, and those around you. It is a lonely weight that you may have to carry alone.
But if not you...

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A. Drayton Boylston is the Founder and CEO of the Rescue Institute- one of the leading Executive Coach training and Personal Development firms in the world. Drayton is a proven leader, having risen to the highest levels in corporate America as well as in civic organizations. Drayton has proven himself as a company President, as an entrepreneur-running a high profile startup, and also served as a Vice President of a Fortune 100 firm- all before the age of 40. He is consultant who has “been there” and therefore understands the challenges facing leaders today. He is widely considered to be one of the leading Executive and Business Coaches in the country. He turns theory into successful action. He is also one of the top leaders in the Executive Coaching world. He has trained Coaches in 29 countries in his proprietary MasterMind Coaching Process. He is an author, speaker, trainer, and gifted facilitator. He can be reached at Drayton@RescueInstitute.org or 1.800.251.1696.

 



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