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. As responsibility increases, that same behavior breaks down. The more you are involved, the less scalable your leadership becomes. This is the delegation par