THE DELEGATION PARADOX: THE MORE YOU’RE NEEDED, THE LESS YOU’RE LEADING WHY BEING NEEDED IS THE BIGGEST LEADERSHIP WEAKNESS THE MORE YOU DO, THE LESS YOUR TEAM GROWS—HERE’S WHY DELEGATION ISN’T THE PROBLEM—YOUR NEED TO BE NEEDED IS WHY LEADERS

Early in leadership, reliability is rewarded. It signals value and performance. But at higher levels, that same strength becomes a liability. The more you are involved, the less scalable your leadership becomes. This is the delegation paradox.