THE DELEGATION PARADOX: THE MORE YOU’RE NEEDED, THE LESS YOU’RE LEADING WHY BEING NEEDED IS THE HIDDEN TRAP LEADERS FALL INTO THE MORE YOU DO, THE LESS YOUR TEAM GROWS—HERE’S WHY DELEGATION ISN’T THE PROBLEM—YOUR NEED TO BE NEEDED IS WHY LEADER

Early in leadership, reliability is rewarded. It means you’re competent, dependable, trusted. But at higher levels, that same strength becomes a liability. The more your team depends on you, the less they grow. This is where leadership begins to fail.