Welcome Welcome Welcome!! Welcome to our newest members of our Unified Leadership Academy community - @Saul Reyes Thanks to @Javier Velasquez for introducing him to us. We all look forward to seeing you GROW leadership skills. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 from you 😊

Should a leader be the first one in and the last one out? One side says yes. You can't ask people to give their best if you aren't willing to. Your presence sets the standard, and people notice who shows up. The other side says that's exactly the problem. When the leader never leaves, the team learns that exhaustion is the expectation. It can also quietly say "I don't trust you to handle it without me." And a leader who never rests eventually leads from an empty tank. I have my own leanings on this one, but I want to hear yours first. Where do you land, and what experience taught you that?

I just had an incredible conversation with @Javier Velasquez on his goals as a leader and how he's been leveling up. Javier is committed to becoming more active in the community and more intentional with his engagement, and I’m excited to see what comes from that. We’re proud to have Javier as a member of the Unified Leadership Academy, growing alongside us while also helping us continue to build this incredible community that @Timothy Clay, @Bethany Stone, @Renee Jackson-Smith and I created. This is what community is about. We grow individually, we grow together, and we help each other rise.

We are growing and it's not based on numbers it's based on quality. Thanks to @Javier Velasquez for recommending @Val Gogoleva to our community. @Val Gogoleva we are happy you are here. Please introduce yourself to the community and tell us how we as a collective can be of service to you.

Before you continue, I want you to think about where you are as a leader today. What is the one area of your leadership you most want to strengthen right now, and why? Be specific. Your answer does not need to be long. There is no right answer here. What matters is that you are honest about where you are today. This gives you a starting point you can come back to later and see what has changed Put your answer in the comments below.