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"So, They Gave You a Team. Now What?" Chapter 6 The Gut Light Paradox The title of this chapter might remind you a little of the barber paradox I mentioned earlier, but I'd say this one is more grounded in real life. I prefer to call it "The Gut Light Paradox." There’s a close friend of mine who works full time while preparing for her PhD. People around her do try to encourage her with thoughtful advice, small pep talks, inspirational videos etc. She appreciates it, but seldom depends on it. On days when the weight shows up, she doesn’t go searching for motivation. She just sits quiet and lets her thoughts settle. And then she continues. Steady as before. Her drive comes from within. No spectacle. No hype. And I believe, with team management, something similar plays out. Guidance will always be there. Structures. Opinions. Processes. And of course, all those management books full of frameworks, psychology models, influence theories, and expert diagrams. But here’s the thing: If your team’s taste buds are tuned to “salt = spicy,” all these gourmet leadership recipes are just painful theatre. Because leadership isn’t about just knowing things. It’s being able to hear yourself in the noise of everything else. Trust me, I learned this while leading and managing more than 30 members in a fast paced environment. There are days where the role feels heavier than usual without any obvious cause. On those days, instead of reaching for another playbook or another opinion, it might help to simply sit with yourself for a moment and let your internal clarity catch up. If you’ve built something with your team from scratch, you already know its rhythm. You already know the undercurrent and know how to steer it. You just need enough stillness to hear that signal again. That’s The Gut Light Paradox. The direction is already inside. You just return to it.
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