Most leaders don't need another leadership idea. They need a rhythm that helps them keep growing.

I've been thinking about this a lot as I've been building the Lead You Collective, because I know what it's like to consume leadership content. You read the book, listen to the podcast, go to the conference, watch the video, take the notes and feel inspired. Then Monday morning comes, and life carries on.

The problem isn't always a lack of desire to grow. Sometimes it's simply a lack of consistency.

Growth rarely happens in one big moment

We can sometimes expect leadership growth to come through a breakthrough: one great book, one powerful conference, one significant conversation or one really good course. All of these things can make a difference, but much of our growth actually happens through what we repeatedly do.

We reflect on what is happening in our leadership. We practise something we've been learning. We receive feedback and decide what we need to change. We have the difficult conversation we've been avoiding. We notice something about ourselves that needs attention and choose to respond differently. We invest in someone else and help them grow.

And then we do it again.

This is why consistency matters.

Small, intentional actions repeated over time can change the kind of leader we become.

The same is true when we develop other leaders

If I tell someone once I believe in them, that matters. If I give them an opportunity to lead, that matters. If I give them honest feedback, that matters.

But what happens when I consistently do those things?

Over time, I create a culture where people know they are trusted, challenged, supported and expected to grow.

One of my recent coaching conversations reinforced this for me. We talked about giving someone a specific area of responsibility, meeting with them regularly, giving feedback little and often, and staying committed to their development over time.

None of this is particularly complicated, but it does require intentionality and consistency.

Developing leaders isn't something we do occasionally when we remember that we should. It needs to become part of how we lead.

This is part of why I created the Lead You Collective

I don't want the Lead You Collective to become another place where leaders simply consume more content.

I want it to become a rhythm of leadership development.

Each month, we'll focus on a leadership theme and create space to learn, reflect, apply what we're learning and discuss it with other leaders. Then we'll come back the following month and continue the process.

Because I don't think we become better leaders by occasionally deciding we should grow. We become better leaders by making growth part of the way we live and lead.

The same applies to developing the people around us.

Rather than simply asking, “Who am I developing?”, perhaps we should be asking:

“What rhythm am I creating that will help them grow?”

This is a very different question.

Consistency doesn't mean perfection

I think this is important because the word consistency can sometimes sound like another demand we need to add to our already busy lives.

You will miss a month. You'll have a difficult season. You'll get busy. You'll lose focus. That's life.

Consistency isn't about never missing.

It's about coming back.

It's about having a rhythm which helps you return to what matters when life has distracted you from it.

This is what I'm hoping the Lead You Collective can provide. Not pressure or another obligation, but a place where you can keep growing alongside other leaders, over time and intentionally.

The Founders Membership is now open, with just 15 Founder places available at £12.95 per month. The Founder price will be retained for as long as you remain a member.

If you've been following my leadership content and thinking that you want to go deeper, perhaps this is the next step for you.

You can find out more about the Lead You Collective on the website.

A question to reflect on:

What area of your leadership would benefit most from greater consistency right now?

And, perhaps an even more challenging question:

Who would grow if you became more consistent in developing them?