Leadership that inspires starts with coherence

We often talk about leadership as communication, motivation, or decision-making. And yes, leadership involves all of that. But before any of it, leadership is example. Because teams rarely learn standards from what leaders say. They learn them from what leaders tolerate, repeat, reinforce, and embody. The gap between speech and example One of the fastest ways to weaken a team is to create a gap between what is expected and what is practiced. A leader asks for communication, but does not communicate clearly. A leader asks for documentation, but leaves decisions undocumented.