How the best managers can STOP doing everything themselves

Let's break it down

Hey team,

If you’re spending more time fixing problems than actually leading, this story will resonate…

Like the majority of managers I speak to, Esteban thought being a good manager meant stepping in to help his team. He told me:

• When something wasn’t quite right, he fixed it.

• When someone struggled, he stayed close and avoideded telling them the hard truths.

Esteban is all of us. Hey, Esteban 👋

At first, it worked. Things moved quickly and tasks were ticked off.

But over time, his team started relying on him for EVERYTHING, then naturally, work kept landing back on his desk and he was drowning (been there).

He believed that pushing back would damage relationships, so he avoided difficult conversations and just did everything himself.

Then, Fresh Start challenged that belief and taught Esteban something very important that stuck with him…

The art of powerful delegation, and what we avoid today shows up bigger tomorrow.

Over the six weeks, things began to change, he told me:

• He stepped in less.

• Trusted his team more.

• Moved from fixing problems to setting direction.

Fresh Start gave Esteban the structure and confidence to lead in a way that actually worked, for him and his team.
(You can watch our full conversation here - 1min37secs)

The leadership lesson for us all

If you’re:

• doing too much yourself

• avoiding conversations that keep resurfacing

• feeling lost and deflated in your leadership role

Stop avoiding the hard stuff today. Lean into those conversations, delegate with purpose (even if you’re fearful it won’t get done as well as you).

If nothing changes, this pattern usually doesn’t resolve itself. It just quietly turns into burnout, resentment, or another year of “I’ll deal with it later.”

And the’s exactly what Fresh Start is built for.

You’re not broken, you just need the right support, frameworks and space to rethink how you lead.

Cohort 5 opens for enrollment on Tuesday 17th Feb, with just 150 places.

If Esteban’s story felt uncomfortably familiar, this is where that pattern stops:

👉 Join the Fresh Start waitlist here

Imagine feeling a wholllle load more confident about your leadership role in just 6-weeks time.

H x

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