A practical guide to identifying whichleadership expectations belong and which need to go “You didn’t wake up one day and invent your leadership philosophy. You built it—piece by piece—from books, mentors, conference talks, and a thousand small moments of influence. But when was the last time you asked whether those leadership expectations still serve you?” Most leaders carry leadership expectations they never consciously chose. “Good leaders never show doubt.” “Effective teams require consensus before action.” “Leaders should always be visible.” These messages arrive from mentors, organizational cultures, conference stages, and countless small moments of influence. They accumulate quietly. And over time, they start to feel like our own convictions—even when they’re not. The problem isn’t that we’ve been influenced. The problem is that we rarely pause to examine which influences still belong. When Leadership Expectations Go Unexamined Here’s what I’ve noticed: the leaders who feel most stretched aren’t usually lacking in effort or intelligence. They’re exhausted from trying to meet…