Your quiet engineer just shipped a system-saving patch while the loud guy monologued through standup. Volume isn’t value. Learn to recognize and reward the real MVPs, especially the ones not shouting for attention.
If you're calling a meeting every time you need to make a decision, you're not leading, you're crowd-sourcing accountability. Leadership takes guts, not group votes. Stop hosting game night and start making the call.
Your team isn’t lucky to have you, you’re lucky they haven’t quit. Real leadership is rooted in humility, not ego. If you want loyalty, stop managing from a pedestal and start leading from the trenches.
Delegating isn’t about dumping tasks, it’s about clarity, support, and shared ownership. Do it wrong and you’re just dodging responsibility. Do it right and your team grows.
You don’t need khakis to lead. You don’t need corporate lingo either. Just show up as yourself—sarcasm, t-shirts, quirks and all. Authenticity isn’t unprofessional. It’s magnetic.
