The natural response is to quickly take it to the person above you in the organization. The reason is because the moment you talk to them, they own a percentage of the pressure, at least mentally and emotionally, and therefore you own a little less.
The leader that can consistently absorb the pressure of the responsibilities they carry in a healthy and productive way, is on the right path to rise in the organization.
This doesn’t mean never talk to the person you report to. They are there for you. They are responsible to serve as your coach. It does mean, however, to solve all the problems and handle all the pressure you can first, then take what you really need help with to your coach.
3. Be Willing To Do the Less-Desired Work
There will always be work for the person who is willing to do the hard things no one else wants to do.
We don’t need to have the spiritual gift of “helps” to maintain a strong internal disposition to be helpful.
There is a difference between the two.
The person with the gift of helps delights to assist with any task that needs to be done. A leader with a disposition to be helpful will remain focused in their lane according to their gifts, and committed to their calling to accomplish the greater vision.
An inner disposition to be helpful in order to advance the vision, stirs something within a leader that moves them to do the hard stuff, the less desired work that most others are not willing to do.
This internal wiring results in a clearly noticeable attitude that creates a pathway to rise in the organization.
4. Move Multiple Areas Forward
We typically start off early in our leadership as a generalist, meaning, we do a little of everything. As we grow; and our gifts, talents and passion begin to be identified and clarified, we tend toward more specialized and focused roles.
Then, as we mature in leadership, and rise in the organization, our leadership once again becomes wide in scope and varied in responsibilities.
