The Leader Who Carried It All

The worst kind of leadership is when a leader behaves like a domineering boss, making others feel insignificant. But let’s have a look at the other extreme where the leader believes that leadership means bearing every burden themselves.

Joanna, one of my clients in coaching, started our session saying “My team trusts me—they followed my vision, feed off my passion, and leans on my expertise. Yet, I hesitated to delegate, not because I don’t trust them, but because I don’t want to let them down.”