The Emotional Strength You Need to Lead Through Change
If you’re a leader of transformation, you might feel like you’re in a constant “inner battle,” torn between the agency that fuels action and the ambivalence that breeds hesitation. This clash isn’t a defect; it’s the very tension that enables transformational change to be led at all. But unmanaged, it can consume you. Even if you “win” the change, you can emerge depleted, isolated, and less effective for the next challenge. The human cost on your judgment, stamina, confidence, and wellbeing is often invisible—until it isn’t. The leaders who succeed at transformation are those who can live with the tension, read the conditions, and repeatedly recalibrate that mix without letting either extreme claim them for long.
