Take a few arrows; it’s worth it
I know you do it better.
If there is one thing that both you and I know, it’s that you do it better than they do.
That email you see that person send, or that presentation you send them to give, or that meeting you ask them to lead – all of them would gain if you just took them over.
But your organization loses. Your team morale heads into the toilet. And the ability to scale goes out the window.
You look good, and the work is good, but you can’t stay awake for one more hour, and your team is turning into a bunch of flakes. This workload makes both you and your team miserable. You are burning yourself out, and your team feels useless.
The worst part is that because both sides are irritable, any conversation around the matter is going to come out harsh. That just makes things worse.
It’s best just to avoid that maelström and let your team handle it.
You have to put out a few more fires, but it allows you to see if you have the “right people on the bus.“ To keep them there, you have to stick up for them. It’s worth it, if you have the right people on the bus, then you can do impressive work.
From there, great things happen. I know it feels odd, but this is an early step into transformative leadership.
It takes a risk to start; you didn’t think it would be easy, did you?
Are you ready?
From the desk of Adam Thomas 