There are lots of things happening in leadership. The first is that a leadership relationship is not an equal footing relationship. It happens for a few reasons: First, the person generally leading you in a corporate environment usually occupies a higher position on a hierarchy. So there's a lack of equal footing based on that.

But there's also a lack of equal footing in the energetics of a leader developing your leadership. Your job is to bring to your leader all the stuff that's not working so they can support you and help you create a breakthrough. When this relationship is structured, it is almost inevitable that you start to relate to the person above you as on a bit of a pedestal.

Listen to how this relationship can be very dangerous for your own development and create a breakthrough. Enjoy the show!