Great leaders aren’t born. They’re not made, either.

They’re in the making.

They’re constantly creating and re-creating themselves, their companies, and their leadership.

Too often, the bottom line in business is valued more than the journey endured to get there. But the journey is where real growth occurs. It’s where lifelong learners reap the benefit of vital lessons, students thrive, and scholars stall out. It’s where leaders distinguish themselves from managers and progress is more valuable than achievement.

If you’re a learn-it-all leader, you embrace the journey because there you become exceptional.

DAMON LEMBI is the CEO of Learnit, a global leader in corporate training solutions that has unskilled more than 1.9 million professionals in the past 27 years. Damon lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and loves books, live music, and above all, spending time with his wife, Cara Mia; their two kids, Luciana and Walter; and Pablo the Puggle.