Leadership Wisdom

hard for three months but what set us apart wasn’t just our fitness – it was

our deliberate planning and preparation.

The maps were years out of date. Every day, we scouted the terrain, mark-

ing new tracks, roads and villages that no one else saw because they

weren’t on the map. We refused to rely solely on what we had been handed.

Instead, we made the ground our own – studying every inch, updating our

plans, owning the challenge.

On race day, our edge showed. We knew the landscape better than anyone

else.

Leadership in business is no different. Hard work gets you to the starting

line, but it is preparation, adaptability, and taking ownership of your path

that makes the difference. You win by seeking what others overlook, and

by adjusting your course when the ground changes below your feet.

After two years of relentless training and competition, our efforts paid off.

Five of my teams finished in the top ten – and my own three-man team set

a new world record.

T.S. Eliot once wrote:

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our

exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for

the first time.”

Leadership is a journey of continual discovery. The edge is earned through

relentless curiosity, purposeful preparation and the courage to make the

map your own. In the Cyprus Double Mountain Marathon, I learned a

lesson every leader should remember:

Maps change, but a good compass never fails you.