One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a leader is to claw back the responsibility you have delegated to another. You nitpick what they are doing because it isn’t done exactly how you would do it. You hover over their shoulder. You leave no room for natural learning and as a result, you endlessly criticize. The worst manifestation of this is reclaiming what you delegated.
Deflating the Balloon
Deflating the Balloon
Deflating the Balloon
One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a leader is to claw back the responsibility you have delegated to another. You nitpick what they are doing because it isn’t done exactly how you would do it. You hover over their shoulder. You leave no room for natural learning and as a result, you endlessly criticize. The worst manifestation of this is reclaiming what you delegated.