Helping your team should not mean becoming the person who solves everything.
Most practice owners step in because they want to help. A team member has a question, a patient issue comes up, or a process breaks down, and it feels faster to solve it yourself. The problem is that every rescue teaches dependence instead of ownership.
A few ways to break that cycle:
ā€¢ Stop being the answer.
When someone brings you a problem, resist the urge to solve it immediately. Ask questions that help them think through the solution themselves.
ā€¢ Create safety around mistakes.
People will not take ownership if they are afraid of getting blamed when something goes wrong. Growth happens when people feel safe enough to try.
ā€¢ Get comfortable with discomfort.
Leadership development requires people to do things that feel uncomfortable. Confidence comes from working through challenges, not avoiding them.
One of the biggest leadership shifts happens when you stop measuring your value by how many problems you solve and start measuring it by how many people can solve problems without you. If you are tired of every problem finding its way back to you, todayā€™s episode is worth your time.
P.S. Every practice reaches a point where the next level of growth requires stronger leadership, not more effort from the doctor. If you're ready to build leaders inside your practice and stop carrying everything yourself, join us for the DPH Leadership Intensive on July 10th. Learn more here and reserve your seat.
