Manage Your Hungers

About this book

This chapter discusses how sometimes leaders bring themselves down--not by succumbing to external criticism or pressures, but by forgetting to attend to their own needs. Often they become more and more wrapped up in their pursuits and unwittingly exhaust themselves. But the challenge is generally more deep-seated than situational; leaders must be aware of desires for power and affirmation that, when not managed, can derail their best efforts. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 8 of "Leadership on the Line."