Growth Edge Leadership Newsletter
Many leaders hold tightly to the idea that if they’re always needed, it proves they’re valuable. But the reality is, when everything depends on you, you’re not leading, you’re actually bottlenecking.
Great leadership isn’t about being irreplaceable. It’s about building people, structures, and culture so well that your absence reveals your leadership, not your control.
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You’ve seen it in every sport.
Athletes spend the vast majority of their time training: practicing drills, conditioning, running plays, rehearsing responses. When game day arrives, it’s only 10% of their time. The other 90% is reps, not results.
But in leadership? The ratio flips.
Most leaders are “on” nearly 100% of the time; presenting, making decisions, solving problems, delivering o...
Urgency gets a lot of airtime in leadership conversations. Move fast. Decide quickly. Stay ahead.
And sure, there’s truth in that. Speed can create momentum and open doors. But if urgency is all we celebrate, it can just as easily lead to shortsighted decisions, burned-out teams, and missed opportunities.
That’s where purposeful patience comes in.
It’s not passive waiting. It’s discernm...