So many people in leadership spend a lot of time wanting to be “in the crowd” instead of leading the crowd. No doubt it is hard to turn our backs to the cheering crowd — it seems so fun to be in the middle of it all, but everyone who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

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Why? Because leadership is strengthened when a few willing and wise members who are under the guidance of a great leader will learn, watch and grow and then produce other great leaders. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

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This is beautiful, but undoubtfully it is hard to do. It is hard to focus on the improvement of each individual, focus on the next steps and vision and forget a bit about the results. 

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It is a fact that many companies focus very much on technical and skills training and forget to train and educate the leaders and managers. Since they are a crucial factor in everything that happens inside an organisation, it is essential to be up-to-date and always learn new skills.