No Bullsh!t Leadership Moment 130. You Can't Make Everyone Successful
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Jul 20, 2025 Leadership isn't about ensuring everyone on your team is successful; that's unrealistic. Instead, it's about creating an environment where individual accountability thrives. While you can foster support and set clear goals, ultimately, your team must meet you halfway. Personal commitment plays a crucial role in achieving success, and understanding this dynamic can free leaders from the burden of feeling solely accountable for their team's happiness.
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Leaders Can't Ensure Everyone's Success
- You cannot be responsible for making every team member happy, motivated, and successful.
- People have their own agency and make choices about their effort and commitment.
Seven Leadership Support Essentials
- Set clear objectives and get buy-in from your people with tangible milestones and regular feedback.
- Hold people accountable and make yourself available without over-functioning or allowing upward delegation.
Dangers of Over-Functioning
- Over-functioning for underperforming team members disables them and undermines their accountability.
- Leaders working below their level harms both their team and themselves.