We currently cannot count on the organizations that we work for to develop the leadership skills we need to be successful in our roles.  Most organizations have not spent the time and energy to determine what is needed to be a successful leader, or often have a false and incorrect understanding of leadership and leadership development.  As a result, our leadership development is left to us to define, pursue and hone in the direction that we need.  And while this is absolutely fine, as no one should have more agency over one's own career than we do, too often people have abdicated or ignored their own leadership development.  Instead, grab ahold of your leadership journey and chart your own development path.  Dig deep into the fundamentals of leadership and polish your craft to the highest level you can.  This will ensure that you are, in fact, worthy of the leadership accountability that you have.

To help others develop, start with yourself! When the boss acts like a little god and tells everyone else they need to improve, that behavior can be copied at every level of management. Every level then points out how the level below it needs to change. The end result: No one gets much better. Marshall Goldsmith

There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot. Chuck Yeager

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Survival of the fittest is not the same as survival of the best. Leaving leadership development up to chance is foolish. Morgan McCall