Something I see all too often is leaders who are overwhelmed with too much on their plate and not enough time or capacity to develop their teams properly. The result is an unbalanced workplace, where the leader or manager carries the load while their team feels unfulfilled, underdeveloped, and resentful. Leaders also resent carrying the load—creating narratives that “No one can do it better than I can,” or worse, “My team is so incompetent that I have to do the work for them.” 

This scenario is obviously not great. Big yikes. 

Something I see all too often is leaders who are overwhelmed with too much on their plate and not enough time or capacity to develop their teams properly. The result is an unbalanced workplace, where the leader or manager carries the load while their team feels unfulfilled, underdeveloped, and resentful. Leaders also resent carrying the load—creating narratives that “No one can do it better than I can,” or worse, “My team is so incompetent that I have to do the work for them.” 

This scenario is obviously not great. Big yikes. 

Something I see all too often is leaders who are overwhelmed with too much on their plate and not enough time or capacity to develop their teams properly. The result is an unbalanced workplace, where the leader or manager carries the load while their team feels unfulfilled, underdeveloped, and resentful. Leaders also resent carrying the load—creating narratives that “No one can do it better than I can,” or worse, “My team is so incompetent that I have to do the work for them.” 

This scenario is obviously not great. Big yikes. 

We're entering the holiday season, and with Thanksgiving just a few days away, we're seeing the inevitable chatter about gratitude. Gratitude can be an extraordinary tool to improve our mental health, as it reframes our current situation so we see how abundant our lives are instead of focusing on what's lacking. Having a gratitude practice works, meaning it helps us emotionally regulate and relieve stress.