Leadership and teams · Short · 7 August 2026
Are you helping your team… or making it dependent? | The Law of Permanent Rescue
Every time you rescue someone too soon, you become more necessary and they become less autonomous. A good leader doesn’t remove the difficulties: they teach people how to get through them.
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Your actions for this week
- Before giving the solution, ask what the person has tried.
- Ask what they would decide if you weren’t there.
- Let them decide on a low-risk case this week.
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