15 leadership lessons that leaders learned the hard way

Leadership positions may be the stuff of envy. From the outside, it can look like the person in charge has it all figured out. But leaders are human, too. And that means bumping up against some harsh realities as they ascend to roles with increasing responsibility. Great leaders take the lessons they learn along the way and make it part of the way they do business. We asked members of the Fast Company Impact Council what’s one leadership lesson they learned the hard way? Fifteen of them shared…