Silver Linings from Setbacks

When did you first start your leadership journey?

If you’re anything like me, you’ll know exactly where you were. What you were doing. Who you were with. And it wasn’t in the classroom.

I had just received a letter of no confidence—signed by every member of my team. All fourteen of them. And on that Thursday night shift, I vowed never to stop learning about myself, my team—and leadership.

That was over 20 years ago—and I’m still learning.

I’m grateful the incident happened. Yes, it was painful at the time, But it was also the turning point for me and my team. Within 12 months, we went from worst performing team—to highest performing team—in almost every metric and measure.

So remember—with every setback, there’s always an opportunity.