Now that you're a leader, do you know the rules of the game have changed?

I saw this great post on LinkedIn today: "I used to think that if one was smart, worked hard, added value, and got along with others, it would lead to professional success. I discovered that it does, until one gets to a certain level. Then, when I looked around me, everyone at that level had all those attributes. That's when I realized that those things were table stakes, the price of entry into the room. They get us a seat at the table, and help us deal with relatively more predictable, controllable challenges. To stay in the room, and move to the head of the table, we need to be resilient, resolute, and resourceful in the face of unpredictable, uncontrollable challenges. Intellectual prowess is less of a differentiator in rare air. Character, temperament, and mental toughness define and delineate continued success when there are micro-differences in ability, skill, knowledge, and talent, and direct correlations between results and effort are inconsistent. Still building those muscles."

Read this article from Harvard Business Review. It was one of the most actionable articles I have read on how to build those muscles to become an inspirational leader.