Having served as the Chief People Officer at NorthRock Partners, Lacey has profound insight on something she's done most of her career to help her be successful as a follower and now as a leader. Show notes can found at ryanleak.com/followership.

Lessons from Lacey:

As a follower, you have to appreciate the challenge your leader is carrying. Give them grace.

Leaders have a way of making it look easier than it really is, but it’s not easy at all. Often times, leaders are building the plane while flying.

Followers can’t be obsessed with what’s next and forget to celebrate what’s current.

You’re in control of your emotions and how you show up to work. You get a choice as to what Monday through Friday looks like.

For years, Lacey has sent a Friday email every week to almost every manager she’s ever had. In that email, she laid out what she had done that week, 5 questions that will help her have an even better week the following week. Some of those questions are:

Can you provide clarity on various projects?

If this is where I’ve failed, can you provide feedback on how I can get better?

You can’t bank on your leader thinking about you every Monday morning, but if you’re in their inbox every Friday, you’ve positioned yourself to be a better follower. For more notes go to ryanleak.com/followership.