If I had to point to the most significant overall change in my leadership, it would be this: capping my emotions. The faucet is off, or at least on a slow drip. I can't react emotionally and build respect or relationships. I can be authentic without spewing my emotions all over the place. That shift has changed everything. It's changed how people experience me. It's changed what I'm able to accomplish. It's changed the quality of my relationships and my effectiveness as a l

But that change required brutal honesty with myself. Reflecting on situations and really thinking about my role in the status of the relationship. Understanding what I'd done to cause the problems and then owning it. Hindsight is said to be 20/20, and it certainly can be if you have your eyes open. You just have to be willing to open your eyes. I had to look at relationships that weren't working and ask myself hard questions. What did I do to contribute to this? How did my