Why You’re Still Doing Everything Yourself

Why leaders with capable teams still end up doing everything themselves, the first episode in a three-part How to Lead mini-series. This episode, Kate explores a common pattern: leaders delegate but keep stepping back in to tweak work that’s “not quite right”. Each time you quietly redo work, you stay busy, your team improves more slowly, and ownership never leaves you, which teaches the team to hesitate and check in more.

Episode Highlights:

00:00 Why It All Comes Back

00:19 Meet Your Host

01:26 The Linda Scenario

01:52 The Control Trap

02:53 Standards In Your Head

04:04 Identity And Tradeoffs

04:43 Different Versus Worse

05:54 Four Shifts This Week

06:33 What Happens If You Dont

07:02 Wrap Up And Next Steps

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