Why leadership always comes back to doing the “inner work”

Marte Siebenhar facilitating; Photo by Ekaterina Juskowski

I entered the workforce straight from music conservatory, with only a few jobs under my belt as a waitress, private music teacher, and performer of paid gigs. I didn’t see it at the time, but those roles-server, teacher, and performer-had one thing in common: the expectations were extremely clear. It was easy to tell when I was excelling or failing.