Leadership Isn’t Proven in the Spotlight. It’s Revealed Over Decades
Leadership Isn’t Proven in the Spotlight. It’s Revealed Over Decades.
The longer I do this, the clearer it gets.
Legacies aren’t built in high-growth phases.
They’re built in the quiet stretches where judgment compounds.
McKinsey’s Lives & Legacies series is a good reminder. The leaders who endure aren’t chasing headlines or the next shiny pivot. They build a worldview strong enough to navigate decades of change. Economic cycles. Technology shocks. Board pressure. Internal drift.
What stands out is how often they return to the same disciplines:
➤ They steward people
➤ They make fewer, clearer decisions
➤ They treat every chapter as part of one long story
Here’s what investors often miss:
Longevity isn’t luck.
It’s accumulated judgment.
When you think about the best leaders you’ve known, what quality aged the best?
🔗Source: An Inspiring CEO, a Spirited Storyteller, and a Marketplace Maven
