Elisha didn’t ask Elijah for an easier road. He asked for a double portion of what Elijah already carried — and Elijah’s answer tells us exactly how healthy leaders are meant to finish.
Elisha didn’t ask Elijah for an easier road. He asked for a double portion of what Elijah already carried — and Elijah’s answer tells us exactly how healthy leaders are meant to finish.
Captain Sullenberger had 208 seconds to land a powerless jet on the Hudson River. He called it instinct. It wasn’t. It was forty years of structure showing up exactly when it was needed.
Most leaders think bigger vision means doing more. The healthiest leaders I know have discovered the opposite — big vision is narrow.