Drawbridges stop traffic so the big ships can pass. Good leaders know when to let someone else go first.

Stopping your own progress so somebody else can pass is a real decision and it looks like a loss from inside the queue. A bridge goes up and a whole line of traffic waits, and nothing about that is a mistake, because the ships cannot go around. Good leadership includes knowing which traffic is more urgent than yours. That is harder when you are the one waiting and can see your own schedule clearly.

Give up your turn once this week. The question, the ball, the credit, the last word. Notice what it costs, which is usually less than it felt like it would.