Newsletter #22. Diagnose Your Leadership Challenges: Clarity Begins with Identifying It
Peak Performance Leader Newsletter - Week 22
Diagnose Your Leadership Challenges: Clarity Begins with Identifying It
“The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” Proverbs 20:5
You Can’t Lead Through What You Can’t (or Won't) Name
Every high-capacity leader hits this wall eventually:
Progress feels sluggish
Morale is inconsistent
Vision gets foggy
And no one can quite name what changed
The instinct is to push harder, adjust faster, and get more done. But strategy without clarity is just noise.
True momentum doesn’t begin with doing more. It begins with diagnosing what’s in the way.
This is the work most leaders skip! But it’s the hard work that changes everything.
Surface Fixes Don’t Build Strategic Momentum
When things slow down, it’s tempting to adjust the surface:
Change the meeting format
Reassign team roles
Rework the org chart
Those might help. But real issues often live deeper: in culture, clarity, or conviction.
You can’t lead through fog until you ask: What's creating the fog in the first place?
3 Root Causes of Leadership Friction
Here’s a framework to pinpoint what’s really driving the slowdown:
You haven’t lost your calling, but you may have lost connection to it. Leaders who operate from responsibility instead of conviction eventually burn out.
Misalignment within your team leads to communication gaps, the erosion of trust, and lack of ownership. When the values you say don’t match what people see, friction rises.
3. Structural or Strategic Breakdown
What worked in a last season might be slowing you down now. Your systems should serve your strategy, not strangle it.
Start the Diagnosis Here
Block 30 minutes and ask yourself:
Where do I feel the most resistance?
What tough conversations am I avoiding?
What have I tolerated for too long?
If I were starting from scratch, what would I do differently?
These questions won’t just give you answers. They’ll give you traction.
A Biblical Reminder for Insightful Leadership
Proverbs 20:5 reminds us: wisdom isn’t always obvious. It’s drawn out. And leadership isn’t about guessing. It’s about asking better questions and listening with courage.
This Week’s Leadership Challenge
✅ Schedule 30 minutes to reflect on where momentum has stalled
✅ Use the 3 categories to name one specific challenge
✅ Journal your answers, and then act on one insight this week
✅ Invite God to speak with clarity and courage
Take Your Next Step Toward Clarity
If you’re leading through fog and feel stuck in motion without momentum, don’t ignore it.
You’re not failing! You are being invited to pause and realign.
That’s exactly why I created the Clarity, Conviction and Confidence Virtual Workshop.
WHEN: July 21 & 22 (Live on Zoom)
WHO: Faith-driven leaders who want to:
Reconnect with their original sense of calling
Lead with deeper confidence and less noise
Create space for what matters most
🎯 Register here → philroutly.com/guest
Don’t let surface solutions steal your future.
Let’s name what’s in the way, and lead with clarity again.
On your side,
Phil
