Most leaders think that being the go-to person is a competitive advantage.

That’s wrong.

The truth is, over-functioning leadership introduces fragility.

People stop taking ownership because you has the answer.

Early on, this appears as high performance.

But as pressure builds:

- The leader becomes the bottleneck

- The team loses initiative

- Burnout builds

That’s why countless high performers hit a ceiling.

They created reliance.

A powerful breakdown of this idea is explained in this article by :contentReference[oaicite:3]index=3:

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In this breakdown, he shows that:

- Strong leaders can unintentionally limit growth

- Collapse is not random

- Real leadership scales people

What makes this valuable is its clarity.

Leadership is not about doing everything.

It’s about scaling capability.

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The leaders who scale don’t create dependence.

They step back.

So the better question is:

“How can I do more?”

Shift to this:

“How can my team do more without me?”

At the end of the day:

If you are always needed, you are limiting growth.

That’s dependency.