EP 33: The #1 Leadership Skill for Dealing With an Underperforming Team

Many high-achieving women believe their biggest challenge is an underperforming team, but the real leadership problem is often over-functioning—and learning the skill of containment.If you are the woman who quietly believes she is the smartest person in the room, this episode is for you.Not because there is anything wrong with being highly intelligent, fast-thinking, or capable. The problem begins when those strengths turn into over-functioning.Many high-performing leaders become the invisible bottleneck on their own teams. They anticipate every problem, fix issues before anyone else notices them, and quietly absorb the consequences of other people’s mistakes. Over time this creates exhaustion, resentment, and a team that never fully develops its own capability.In this episode, Dr. Brittany McGeehan breaks down the psychological pattern behind this dynamic and why it shows up not only at work, but also in marriage and parenting. She explains how early career skills—execution speed, problem solving, and saving the day—must evolve into a very different leadership skill: containment.You’ll learn how to recognize when stepping in is appropriate, when allowing failure creates growth, and how to build teams that can actually operate without you constantly fixing everything.This episode is a direct conversation with high-achieving women operating in high-pressure environments who demand a lot from their nervous systems and want to lead without sacrificing their health, their marriage, or their life outside of work.In This EpisodeWhy feeling like the smartest person in the room can create leadership problemsThe hidden cost of over-functioning on teams and in relationshipsHow high-performing women unintentionally become the bottleneckShared ResourcesThe Elevated Leader Retreat WaitlistGet on The Aligned Powerhouse Newsletter for more behind the scenes adventures and tips/tricks for balanced leadership