You’re not leading when you spend your time trying to outrun your demons, trying to numb yourself to the hungers that come from within. I understand the impulse. It’s a rush to, well, rush from task to task. Moreover, it feeds a sense of superiority: “Geez, my work must be so important . . . look how fast I’m moving!” But it can also feed distrust and disunity; “Look how fast I’m moving,” when said by one who holds power, implies a profoundly disheartening and negative statement: “Look at how slowly you’re moving.”
