As far back as you can recall, you’ve been taught to do as you were told. Decisions were made for you. There was no need to think. Well, in the grand scheme of things – that doesn’t really work. If we are to be leaders, it’s time to “unlearn” a whole lot of stuff.

The first hurdle is understanding the distinction of transformative leadership. There’s a lot of misunderstanding around this. While we can say a remodeled kitchen has been transformed, the reference is not comparable in business.

If we consider the kitchen, was the subfloor intact? Were there termites? Or was the transformation superficial without tending to underlying issues?

In true transformative work, the work begins at the core and works outward. It is in this way that we learn to think, amongst many other things. The real magic is that when transformation occurs, it becomes self-sustaining. And THAT, has an impact on every aspect of your business.