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<\/a><\/p>\nEaster is on its way and Spring is well and truly here. \u00a0For many this is a time of great celebration, symbolizing spiritual rebirth.<\/strong><\/p>\n This makes me think of the mini-cycles of dying and rebirth throughout our careers and lives.\u00a0 The lumpy, unpredictable process of growing up and maturing where we gradually evolve into one of the \u201csomeones\u201d we had the potential to be.\u00a0 A bit like unfolding weather systems, perhaps.\u00a0 At the end of each phase or significant event some old attitudes and behaviours die may away and new ones take hold.\u00a0 Whether those we take forward are healthy and good for us (and the people around us) can depend greatly on the choices we make and the influences upon us. \u00a0Luckily, unlike the weather, the former are within our control.\u00a0 Ever wonder what choices you have – or have not – been making? \u00a0Choices like what you studied, who you\u2019ve spent time with, what you\u2019ve read, how you\u2019ve treated your body, who you\u2019ve allow to influence you, what jobs you\u2019ve taken. \u00a0But then into the pot add the unexpected life events that make up our lives.\u00a0 There are so many variables.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s not surprising that the person we used to think we were (and may never have been anyway) is very likely not to be who we in fact are now, or who we may need to be in times to come.\u00a0 If you follow me!<\/p>\n I sometimes see a mismatch between\u00a0self-image and what our world needs from us when I work with clients who have been promoted and have not quite expanded their sense of self to fill the mantle they now wear. \u00a0For example even for senior leaders when they reach Director level it can take time for them to grasp a couple of things that seem paradoxical.\u00a0 They may have far more positional power than ever before, and accordingly their boots may be heavier than they have ever been. \u00a0Yet they are faced with a) quickly filling their boots with confidence and ease, while b) stepping carefully.\u00a0 Trying to remain \u201cone of the lads or ladettes\u201d can reveal that they don’t yet get that they’e now expected to act with more gravitas, along with detached ease and resilience in the face of potential unpopularity.\u00a0 Playful, sarcastic quips with their \u201cmates\u201d may have been harmless banter in the past, but can now cut like a knife.\u00a0 And remaining too close to the detail of the team’s work can deny their genuine need for the leader to look out and up, keeping them secure and on track.\u00a0 However painful, the leader needs to relinquish what prior need they had for chummy closeness.\u00a0 The successful transition will in fact ripen them as a leader. \u00a0 And, as with all change, it will be less painful if they understand what is in fact needed from them and they embrace,\u00a0rather than resist, that responsibility.<\/p>\n So – we set ourselves up for making our best contribution if we tune in to what our current and future environment most needs from us. \u00a0And that may shift unexpectedly, requiring us to shift. \u00a0Exciting – and scary. \u00a0But if we are too attached to our old self-image and\/or our grasp of the needs around us are \u201coff\u201d, then we and those who depend upon us, could be at risk. \u00a0Discomfort is surely a relatively small price to pay for the transition we re being invited to make. \u00a0 Of course it is not so simple for some, which is why caring support has huge benefit to offer. \u00a0Remember the aphorism \u201cIf you are not busy being born you are busy dying\u201d?\u00a0 This is not just an issue for work and economics, but also for relationships at work and in life.<\/p>\n So here are just a couple of eggs to crack over the break (much better for you than chocolate, I promise)!<\/p>\n Happy Easter!<\/p>\n siobhan@active-insight.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Easter is on its way and Spring is well 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