HR & Change Consultant | I help Executives succeed at organisational change, saving MILLIONs in lost time, money, and talent | Delivered £68M in savings in 2024 | 30+ years of global experience | Ex-Big 4
Great leaders keep cheering you on. Even after you’ve moved on. My old manager just sent me a LinkedIn message. We haven't worked together for 20 years. "Saw your successful HR consultancy business. Nobody deserves it more. So proud of you." I stared at that message for ten minutes. Because years or should i now say decades ago, I was the person everyone overlooked. The "potential" that never quite materialised. I was ready to quit. Then Jon became my manager. First week, he pulled me aside: "I see something in you that you don't see yet. Let's figure this out together." He didn't just manage me. He believed in me when I'd stopped believing in myself. 🌟 Every project, he pushed me just beyond what I thought I could do. Every win, hhe made sure the room knew my name. When I told him I got an offer elsewhere, he didn't guilt me. He celebrated. "You're ready for this. Go show them what I already know." Here's what most bosses get wrong: They think their job ends when you leave their team. Great leaders know the truth: Your legacy isn't who you managed. It's who you made possible. 🚀 That message he sent? It wasn't about my success It was proof that years ago, he invested in someone who needed it. Because I manage a team now. And every day, I ask myself: "Am I being someone's Jon?" 💭 Who was your "Jon"? And more importantly—whose "Jon" are you being right now? ⭐ P.S. Want more stories and strategies on leadership, career growth, and human-first business? Subscribe to my newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ef5mbPrX Follow Hayden Swerling for more people insights
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True leadership isn’t about authority or titles, it’s about seeing potential, investing in it, and celebrating it even after the spotlight moves on. Being someone’s Jon is the quiet superpower that shapes futures.
Beautiful story. The best leaders don’t create followers, they awaken belief. What Jon practiced was mindful leadership at its purest. Seeing potential before it’s visible, and letting go when it’s time to grow. That kind of impact doesn’t fade; it multiplies.
A perfect example of how one person’s belief can unlock potential that might have stayed hidden forever. The ripple effect of that kind of leadership never fades.
Supporting someone when they doubt themselves multiplies their impact. True leaders invest in potential, not just performance.
The best leaders don’t build teams - they build belief. Their influence lasts long after the job ends. Legacy is measured by the people who still rise because of you.
Legacy isn’t about the people who answer to you, it’s about the people who can now step into arenas they never imagined because of your guidance. That’s where true influence compounds.
That line, “Your legacy isn’t who you managed, it’s who you made possible” says it all. The best leaders don’t just build teams; they build belief. Years later, people still remember how they made them feel seen.
That’s real leadership. The best managers don’t just build teams they build people. Years later, you remember how they made you believe you could do more, not the KPIs they hit.
HR & Change Consultant | I help Executives succeed at organisational change, saving MILLIONs in lost time, money, and talent | Delivered £68M in savings in 2024 | 30+ years of global experience | Ex-Big 4
1w📌 How cool is it that loads of people are tagging their ex bosses in - love it.