04/12/2024

Leadership Lessons from the Solar Eclipse

Six ways leaders can eclipse their team's dark behaviors

This week's solar eclipse offered an opportunity to enjoy the awe of a rare natural phenomenon. As I watched our tiny moon obscure its outsized partner in the sky, things became very quiet. People paused. Hundreds at our venue shared mass undivided attention. Curiosity and wonder reigned for some time before, during and after the sun’s light overshadowed a much smaller celestial body.

It was a profound experience of clarity and community — that can serve as a powerful metaphor for leaders in today’s organizations. Just as the moon can cast the world into momentary darkness, small acts of leadership can overshadow larger, entrenched practices and, in the process, usher in more enlightened workplace dynamics. 

When you strategically put something — a value or behavior — over or in front of another, you effectively eclipse it. If you want to create this kind of disproportionate effect on your team and your organization, consider these six leadership eclipses.

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