You’re in the room—but not influencing it

At a certain level of leadership, something subtle starts to happen.

You’re either not in the conversations you should be in.
Or you’re in them, but not early enough to shape them.

You’re asked for input, but the decision is already moving.
You’re contributing, not shaping.

So your thinking isn’t fully used.

And over time, something else starts to happen.

Even when you are in the room, your thinking isn’t being challenged.

It’s acknowledged.
Considered.

But no one is pushing it further.
No one is testing it in real time.
No one is engaging you at the level you’re operating.

And because things still move forward, no one questions it.

At this level, growth doesn’t come from being included more.

It comes from being in conversations where your thinking is actually challenged
in real time, at the level that you think.

That’s what sharpens leadership.

Here’s to leadership that is fully engaged,

Denée

P.S. If you’re seeing this pattern, it’s not something to leave unexamined. You can book a Strategy Call here.

P.S.S. If you missed it last week, I published my first video on Youtube, The Leadership Lie Women Need to Stop Believing. You can watch it here.

Denée Choice, MD, MMM
Leadership Strategist & Executive Coach | Choice Leadership Consulting

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