Three reasons every leader should reset their leadership clarity each season “If you don’t pause to find leadership clarity, the season will re-orient you. And by the time it does, you’ll be too exhausted to lead well.” In my early years leading a struggling music department, I believed harder work would produce better results. Longer hours. Higher standards. More ambition. I was convinced the problem was effort. It wasn’t. The students grew anxious. The staff grew exhausted. And I grew frustrated—pushing a boulder uphill without checking if I was even on the right hill. Then my mentor asked one question: “What are you actually trying to accomplish here?” I had no answer. I’d never paused long enough to define it. Why Leadership Clarity Matters More Than Effort Every leader should reset their clarity at the start of each season because of three essential benefits: First, it prevents burnout. Burnout doesn’t announce itself—it accumulates quietly. Research shows that lack of clarity…