When great leaders stop doing it all, their teams start to rise.    A Managing Director at a North American asset management firm was known for delivering exceptional results — so much so that their hands-on approach became the standard for their team.  But when the pathway to promotion stalled, coaching revealed the real issue: they weren’t leading too little, they were doing too much.   By taking on too many approvals and day-to-day decisions, they had unknowingly become th

When technical excellence meets a new level of leadership, the biggest shift isn’t in skill — it’s in mindset.   I recently worked with a VP of Operations at a Canadian mining company — a technically strong, highly capable leader who had just stepped into an executive role.  Like many who rise through operational ranks, they faced a challenge few talk about: letting go of the work they used to master. When things got tough, they instinctively stepped back into old habits — so

Trust means stepping back—while staying close enough to support. The first day of school always hits me the same way. Standing at the...