Why Your Competence is Your Team's Greatest Bottleneck
by Dan Romano
1 min read
Your biggest leadership failure isn't moving too slow.
It's moving too fast to fix things.
We're taught that leaders have the answers.
So, when a crisis hits, you jump in.
You solve it.
In some way you're the hero, right?
Wrong.
Every time you solve a problem your team could have handled, you're telling them you don't trust them.You're creating a culture of dependency.
The hardest part of leadership isn't being competent; it's having the emotional discipline to stay silent while someone else figures it out.
Your value isn't in your answers, it's in the capacity you build in others.
Sometimes, the most influential thing you can do is step back.
This article was developed with the assistance of AI.
All insights and final edits were reviewed for accuracy and alignment with leadership best practices.
