What kind of leader will Q2 reveal?

Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire

April 10, 2026

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What kind of leader will Q2 reveal?

Howdy ,

It has been a full week.

We talked about the people tax. The leader who has to change, not just the team. The question that separates leaders who build teams from leaders who just manage them.

Here is where I want to leave you:

Q2 will reveal something about you as a leader.

Not just in the numbers you hit or miss.

In how you handle the people moments that don't show up on any dashboard.

The conversation you have been avoiding. The person you have been tolerating instead of directing. The team member who is ready for more — and wondering if you see it.

Those moments are coming.

The question is not whether you will face them.

It is whether you will face them as the leader you want to be.

That gap, between the leader you are and the leader your team needs, is exactly what I work on with senior executives and high-performing leaders.

If this week stirred something you want to think through, reply to this email.

No pitch. No funnel. Just a real conversation.

Have a great weekend.

Keep winning at work and in life,

Tola Akinsulire

Your Strategic Workplace Mentor