Reason 6 of 10: The Hamster Wheel Needed a Pattern Interrupt

Part of my series: Everyone Told Me to Delete TikTok. I Refused. Here Are 10 Reasons Why.

Here is something nobody tells you about moving into senior leadership.

At some point you have to stop being the best executor in the room. Not because execution doesn’t matter — it does — but because if you stay there, you stop growing. The role expands. And you have to expand with it.

I will be honest. This is something I have actively worked on and continue to develop. Because in my DNA there is almost nothing more satisfying than a good to-do list and the feeling of checking things off. I love getting things done. I always have. And I have learned that the best leaders never fully lose that — they just learn when to use it and when to step back and lead differently.

But inspiring people, aligning teams to strategy, leading across cultures and functions — that requires a completely different muscle. And that muscle needs constant training.

What surprised me is that TikTok became one of my training grounds.

I found a creator called Elite Recruiting who delivers what she calls corporate truths — sharp, honest takes on leadership, workplace dynamics and what actually matters in a career. I follow TED Talk clips. Podcast snippets. One minute of thinking that can completely reframe how I approach my day.

When you are in the hamster wheel of work — doing, delivering, executing — it is easy to forget to look up. TikTok taps me on the shoulder and says: hey. Have you considered this? Have you thought about that?

Sometimes one minute is all it takes to shift your perspective.

Next week: Reason 7 of 10.

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