Insight #34
Should leaders be the hub around which everything turns? (Created with Microsoft Copilot). . .
Why are those who believe themselves to be in charge, who deem themselves to be the center of things, often the busiest? Surely, being in charge comes with the power to charge others with the doing. It’s called delegating. It’s something that happens outwards from the center of power.
The closer you are to the center of things, the slower you need to move. And the less you need to do to get somewhere new.
No, it’s not nonsense.
Consider the wheel, specifically the rim and the hub. As the wheel turns, a spot on the rim turns much faster than a spot on the hub. The further the spot is from the hub, the faster it must turn to keep up. At the dead center, the speed is zero, no matter how fast or how far the wheel rolls.
Here’s the really interesting bit. Even though they are turning at different speeds, the hub and the rim always get there at the same time.
Authentic leaders know this, which is why they are the calm center that makes rapid movement and frenzied activity possible.
Yes, leaders are the hub around which everything turns. But don’t assume that is a negative trait. Without a hub, the wheel cannot turn, there is no activity and thus no movement.
What am I saying? That sometimes, by standing still and appearing to do nothing, you can actually go very far and achieve much? That you should be the hub, not the rim? Maybe. You decide.
But be warned. Your choice for hub or rim will reveal your leadership and management style.
Welcome to my side of the nonsense divide.
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