04/14/2026
As we officially welcome spring back into our lives, I find similar awakenings in my clients (and in the mirror, of course). New perspectives that were seeds we planted weeks ago have sprouted and shifted their lives so subtly yet profoundly they are walking around lighter.
"One sentence shifted the entire way I looked at my business and it changed everything."
This client, leading a staff expansion and recalibration of her own plate, recognized that by prioritizing delegation over learning the skills herself was not weak, it was empowering. It lifted others, took less time, and freed her mind to do the work only she could do.
You're not the boss because you know how to do everything. You're the boss because you have a different skill set than your employees.
Your job is to tell them what to do. Their job is tell you how to get it done.
(And then do it)
The better they are at it, the less you have to worry about, the more they get to do, the more the business grows, and the happier we'll be.
Vulnerable leadership, the kind that says "I don't know. What do you think?" creates a culture of sharp, collaborate, and trusting team members. Those who strive to achieve, feel free to make mistakes, and integrate asking for help from experts as part of the process.
Look at NASA. They said, 'Let's get all the smartest people in the room and see what we can do together!'
Good leadership is about knowing your weaknesses and collaborating with those whose strengths fill your gaps, not about being the smartest and bestest in the room.
As we officially welcome spring back into our lives, I find similar awakenings in my clients (and in the mirror, of course). New perspectives that were seeds we planted weeks ago have sprouted and …