Last week, we talked about Stripping Away those behaviors which do not serve us well as leaders.

Sameer posted the following comment:

Leading from Front – Weird? OK so the reason I say that it doesn’t serve me well is that my nature wants me to be involved. Inquisitive is the right word. I want to be there for my colleagues, peers or anyone who is facing the problem. I am not an expert in that area, I have a habit to sit beside and pair with the developer to fix the issue. Not often, I stay late or work weekends with them.

I think this is causing a lot of dependency on me which probably is not allowing the growth of the person. I also think this imposes my thoughts and his power to think is chopped.

Sameer, you are on the right track. It is easy, fun and rewarding to work through the problem side by side. Sitting side by side, though, removes the struggle, removes the crucible for learning. Sure, the problem gets solved, but learning suffers. More important, as a manager, you lose your time leverage.

Tomorrow, I will share a secret formula to use instead. -TF

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