Why Your Leadership Feels Like Swimming Upstream

Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire

September 8, 2025

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Why Your Leadership Feels Like Swimming Upstream

Howdy ,

Last week, we talked about personal values as your leadership foundation.

This week, we're diving into something equally critical: understanding HOW you naturally lead.

Here's what I've noticed working with hundreds of team leaders: most people are trying to lead like someone else.

They see a successful leader and think, "I need to do what they do." So they copy their style, their methods, their approach.

And it feels like swimming upstream.

Why? Because leadership isn't one-size-fits-all. How you naturally get results is unique to you.

Some leaders energize through big vision and possibilities. Others build deep, transformational connections. Some lead through ideas and innovation. Others excel at practical implementation.

The problem isn't that you're not a good leader. The problem is you might be trying to lead in a way that goes against your natural style.

This week, I'm going to help you discover your Leadership Quotient – your natural way of leading that creates the most energy and the best results for you and your team.

When you understand this, leadership stops feeling like work and starts feeling like flow.

P.S. Want to dive deeper into all of this? Our intensive workshop for team leaders and department heads happens at the end of September. More details coming soon.

Keep winning at work and in life

Tola Akinsulire

Your Strategic Workplace Mentor

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