If your team is constantly waiting for your approval before they can move forward, that’s worth paying attention to.
It might feel like good leadership from the inside, but for many firm owners, it’s actually one of the biggest things quietly holding their firm back.
In this episode, I’m sharing what changed for me—and what it could mean for you.
Listen below.
1:55 I reviewed everything—client deliverables, marketing copy, internal reports. I thought I was protecting quality. What I was actually doing was making myself the only person who could approve anything.
2:50 Good people get frustrated fast when everything needs your sign-off. Before long, they stop solving problems and just wait for you instead.
4:22 Nobody develops a sense of ownership when the firm operates that way. The message is clear—it’s your firm, and everyone else just shows up.
5:36 Most of the time, the control instinct isn’t really about accuracy. It’s about wanting to feel in control of something that can feel pretty chaotic—especially when you’re growing fast.
7:54 The pivot starts with you. More people won’t fix a bottleneck if you micromanage everyone you bring on. And you can’t build a firm that runs without you if you’re embedded in every process.
8:43 Much of what ends up on your plate doesn’t need you specifically. It just needs someone competent with clear expectations to work from. That’s where role clarity comes in.
9:20 Part of letting go is accepting that your team won’t always do things your way. Not worse—just differently. And most of the time, that’s fine.
