Are you good at problem-solving? Are you excited to jump into problem-solving when you are working with your team?
Likely you are successful at work and became the team leader because you are great at problem-solving.
While it may feel reasonable and even necessary to solve the problem on hand, could it be that your strengths are hurting your team?
In superhero movies, it’s great to see the hero come in and help distressed citizens, but that creates a dependency, waiting for the superhero to fly in and fix the world, again and again...no wonder we have so many sequels!
One of the drawbacks of being the team hero is that you’re making your team members dependent on you.
Be mindful if your problem-solving strengths are making your team more dependent on you.
Instead, explore ways to empower them to identify and solve problems on their own.