Leaders spend their days managing visible accounts—trust, goodwill, and influence—but the balance that truly determines their longevity is often hidden from view.
Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores the idea of a Personal Capital Reserve, or what he calls the Second Balance Sheet—the reservoir of energy, identity, and relationships that sustains leaders beyond their professional role. He discusses how wise leaders protect this reserve through intentional boundaries, steady deposits of time and presence, and the discipline to separate personal worth from institutional success. Ultimately, the second balance sheet reminds us that the work endures only if the leader remains whole.
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