The loneliest room is full of people.

You can be surrounded by colleagues, team members, clients all day and still feel completely alone.

Because nobody understands the decisions you're making. The trade-offs you're weighing. The pressure you're carrying.

That's leadership loneliness. And it's one of the most common and least talked about costs of leading.

Here's what I've learned: You can't lead well from isolation.

In rugby, we have a saying: "15 as one." No matter how good you are individually, you can't win alone. You need teammates who know your game, who trust you, who have your back.

Leadership is the same.

But most leaders don't build those relationships. They have transactional relationships - people who need something from them. But very few have developmental relationships - people who see them, challenge them, support them.

And that gap? It's costing them.

In this week's episode (and LinkedIn newsletter), I'm diving into:

• Why leadership is lonely (and why it doesn't have to be)
• The difference between transactional and developmental relationships
• How to build relationships that sustain you, not just drain you
• Why Relationships are a core element of your Leader's Dashboard

Because you found your edge. But you can't deploy it alone.

Read the full article here: [link]

💬 Do you have someone in your corner who truly gets what you're carrying? Or are you leading alone?