If your team can’t succeed without you, have you really empowered them?

It’s an uncomfortable question.

Many leaders genuinely believe they’re helping when they step in, correct the work, take over a decision, or prevent a mistake.

But good intentions don’t always produce good outcomes. Sometimes the leader becomes more indispensable while the team becomes less confident.

In our latest episode of imPERFECT: Better After Broken, executive coach and leadership consultant Jeff Servello, PCC, RBLP-T, and clinical psychologist and executive coach Susan E. Hendrich, PsyD, explore the difference between care and control—and why creating the conditions for success matters more than controlling every step.

We talk about psychological safety, productive struggle, clear expectations, the anxiety underneath micromanagement, and the courage it takes to let someone learn.

A question worth asking yourself this week: Who’s getting stronger because of my leadership—me or the people I lead?

Watch the conversation, follow imPERFECT for more practical leadership insights, and share it with a leader who believes in developing others.

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