If You Don’t Defend Your Team, You Don’t Deserve to Lead
Leadership isn’t just about making big decisions, signing off on budgets, or delivering powerful presentations in boardrooms. It’s not about job titles or corner offices. True leadership reveals itself in quiet moments — especially when things go wrong. And the moment you fail to defend your team, you forfeit the right to lead them. Leadership is Protection. A true leader stands as a shield — not a spectator. When your team is under fire, do you step in and take responsibility, or do you look for someone to blame? When mistakes happen — as they inevitably do — do you support your people and help them grow, or do you offer them up as sacrifices to protect your own image? Because here’s the uncomfortable truth If you only stand with your team in the sunshine, and abandon them in the storm — you're not a leader. You’re just a manager with power. Silence Is Betrayal There are moments when your silence as a leader screams louder than any reprimand. When you sit in a meeting and watch a ...