Quick Check: Are You Carrying Invisible Leadership Load?

You handle the unscheduled mentoring. You reduce tension in side conversations. You bridge departmental gaps and build trust in just a five-minute hallway exchange.

You’re not holding it all together for applause. You hold it because you refuse to let what matters most fall apart and because you have what it takes.

I've been studying leadership patterns across organizations and wanted to share what I'm seeing.

You may be carrying what I call "invisible leadership load." This is the essential work that keeps organizations running but rarely shows up in job descriptions or performance reviews.

How much of this load are you carrying?

And what deeper purpose holds you steady beneath it, again and again?