Being the person everyone counts on has probably helped you build a successful career in finance. But what happens when being the one who always has the answers, solves the problems, and gets things done starts taking up more and more of your time?

As my responsibilities grew during my finance career, I started to realize how much time I was spending doing work that didn't actually need me. A shift in how I thought about my role as a leader helped me start letting go of some of that work and making more time for what really needed my attention.

In this episode, I share that shift and explore why the habits that helped you succeed earlier in your career might now be holding you back.

We explore:

• Why being capable, dependable, and the person everyone counts on can make it difficult to let go of work.
• How a new perspective on leadership helped me see where I could bring the most value.
• What it means to evolve from being a doer to a teacher to an enabler.
• The difference between capability and capacity.
• Why building capacity isn't something you wait to do until your workload becomes manageable.

A question to take with you: Where are you continuing to do work because you're capable of doing it, rather than because it genuinely needs you?

Mentioned in this episode:

The Work of Leadership – Ronald Heifetz and Donald Laurie, Harvard Business Review

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