Kickoff

Did you know that knowledge and action are not the same? What you know is not synonymous with what you do. This seems like a fairly simple concept – but its ramifications are profound. In mathematical terms, it means that if you subtract what you do from what you know – the difference is that part that is empty of effectiveness. Anything you know above what you actually act upon is irrelevant in your life, at best. And in the worst case, it’s the part that makes you fake.

Leaders should be very concerned about closing the gap between what they do and what they know. Those we lead deserve our integrity – they deserve for us to act upon what we know to be true. They deserve for us to example the practices we preach. They deserve for us to demonstrate these truths openly and in a way they can learn from. But more importantly…

You owe it to yourself to be aligned in this way. Leaders who work hard to close the gap between the idea and the action have less reason to be insecure because they know what works – from experience. They have less reason to accept a place of stagnation in their teams and organizations because they know what they are capable of implementing personally – and they drive their teams from that place of confidence.

I encourage you today to identify three areas of your life where a gap exists between what you know and what you do. Truth is powerless until it is applied to your life, your organization, your team. What small, consistent, diligent steps can you start taking today to close those gaps?

Lean forward,

Bekka