The Approval Habit I Had to Break as a Leader
A Habit That Looked Like Diligence For years, I believed every decision of real size needed to pass through me before it moved forward. New hire, new vendor, new pricing on a client package, I wanted eyes on it first. I called it diligence. I told myself it protected the business from mistakes I could […]
Owning a Mistake in Front of Your Team: What Works and What Backfires
Two Ways to Say the Same Thing Every leader eventually has to stand in front of a team and admit a call they made did not work out. The project missed the mark, the hire was wrong, the plan burned money it should not have. What happens next depends almost entirely on how that moment […]