For leaders, moving at the right speed is often as important as getting the direction right. Yet pacing often gets scant attention as a leadership skill. According to a recent survey, a designated pacer ' someone who helps a leader match operational speed to the moment and the challenge ' can perform an essential role for a leader and their team. Learn the warning signals that a leader may need a pacer and how to find and utilize one. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, one of the best middle-distance runners ever, has won gold medals for Norway in two Olympics, won multiple world championships, and set five world records at distances between 1,500 meters and 2 miles. Watch him and you'll see that he's often aided by someone running with him for part of the race ' a pacer. If Ingebrigtsen runs too fast, his pacer helps slow him down; if too slow, the pacer speeds him up; if he's on the right pace, the pacer just relieves Ingebrigtsen's mental energy by allowing him to follow without continuously...
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