This is the Work

I’ve struggled with letting go, and I still do. As a leader, it feels safer to stay close to every decision, to be in the loop, just in case something needs my touch.

Here’s what I’ve learned through years of leading enterprise software teams: every time I’ve truly let go, when I’ve trusted the system and trusted the people, the results have been better than anything I could have controlled myself. Letting go didn’t make me less of a leader; it made me a better one.