Recently, my shower had a slow drip that I spent way too long trying to fix. Not only did the annoying drip-drip sound drive me crazy, but my shower also was never able to fully dry. Here’s the thing with slow shower drips that I find incredible: a single, continuous drip has the ability to completely soak a shower over time. This small drip of the water would land on the hard tile floor and splash everywhere. I’m no water or plumbing expert, but it seems that the continuous drip would compound, each drip causing the water to spread further and further into the shower. The seemingly small impact of a single drip performed over and over again had an all-encompassing impact on the environment.
It’s just like this when it comes to leadership. You as a leader have hundreds of opportunities each day to drip-drip-drip vision, mission, and purpose to your people and customers. With every conversation, email, phone call, and interaction, you are dripping some sort of leadership. Over time, the slow drip of leadership envelopes your entire team, customers, and organization.
For some, this is a huge problem.
