Above or Below the Line - Where are You Leading From?

Leading You

Leadership is a choice—one that starts with self-awareness and accountability. But too often, we slip into patterns of blame, denial, or reactivity, undermining both our leadership and our team’s success.

In this episode, I explore the Above the Line vs. Below the Line framework—a game-changing mindset that shifts leaders from reactive to intentional, disempowered to accountable.

Above the Line: Conscious, solution-focused, accountable.
Below the Line: Reactive, defensive, and stuck in blame.

This framework has shaped my leadership journey—helping me turn around a low-performing team and guiding me through personal adversity, including my battle with stage 3 melanoma cancer.

When faced with challenges, choosing empowerment over victimhood transformed both my mindset and my actions.

Key Takeaways from This Episode:

How unconscious habits drive 90-95% of our decisions—and how to take back control.
Why Above the Line thinking fosters trust, resilience, and psychological safety in teams.
Practical strategies to recognise and shift Below the Line behaviours.

Are you leading Above or Below the Line? Small mindset shifts create profound leadership transformations.

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