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Monique Hayward spent 22 years at Intel, ran a restaurant on the side, and kept it open longer than she should have. A mentor's three points ended it in two weeks. Her case for the pivot over the plan, and the small circle that tells you the truth.

A powerful leader I know chose to take a back seat for a few weeks and watched things stop working. I wonder if what he was seeing was the absence of himself. What it means to follow like a leader, and to be yourself all the time.

Most of us wait to become confident, calm or disciplined, then hope it shows up under pressure. Great performers work the other way. They practice becoming, in safe places, with people watching who believe in them.