076 - How do leaders balance technical expertise and leadership?

Continuing our series on the day to day leadership, and what is it that leaders do.  This time we consider the balance between being the leader and being a subject matter expert.   Often people are asked to become leaders because of their strong technical skills; then they are expected to step back from the day-to-day and let others do the work.  If they can balance the demands of expert and leader then they empower their team, providing expert direction, growing team skills and providing governance.  If they get the balance wrong, they risk becoming the limit of the team's ability.   This podcast is part of a series about the role of leaders, exploring the nuts and bolts of what leaders need to do. It is based on a model (we created) to help aspiring leaders work out what it means to be a leader. You can find the model, and details of all the areas at www.thinkingfocus.com/what-is-leadership