You Can’t Lead It Until You Live It

by | Aug 13, 2025

You Can’t Lead It Until You Live It

This week’s This Week in Culture is about a truth I have seen play out in every successful culture transformation: you cannot lead what you do not live. Leaders often try to spark change through new values, reorganizations, and initiatives, but if their own actions are not in alignment, trust fades and the change stalls.

I share a real example of how one leader’s choice to embody personal accountability inspired an entire organization, and I introduce a tool from our upcoming book Surrender to Lead—the Personal Results Equation. This framework helps you align your purpose, vision, drivers, and beliefs so you have the clarity and conviction to lead with authenticity.

The takeaway is simple: culture change begins with you.

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