I wonder if this might sound familiar to you:

I love the idea of delegating until something breaks or things get really stressful.

For example, I was recently navigating a particularly difficult circumstance in my printing company and was overwhelmed by the desire to swoop in and just fix all the things. 

But swooping in and fixing all the things doesn’t give my team an opportunity to 1. learn how to fix similar issues in the future and 2. learn to self-regulate in the face of complex and stressful obstacles.

I had to force myself to pause for a moment and evaluate which parts of the issue required my intervention, and which parts provided an uncomfortable, but valuable learning opportunity for my team.

Your team may need your input or help from time to time, but probably not as often as you think they do.

Skip the rescuing and focus your time and energy on ensuring they have what they need to solve problems for themselves.

OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTION: Reflect on a situation in which you’ve been the rescuer and identify things you may need to teach your team to ensure they don’t need to be rescued.

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