Escape The Hero Trap ft. Bill Flynn on Rules for Success

Many entrepreneurs become trapped by the same skills that made them successful.In this episode of Rules for Success, Joseph Varghese speaks with Bill Flynn about The Hero Trap, leadership, management science, delegation, AI, adaptability, and what it takes to build a business that can scale beyond the founder.Bill shares why leaders need to stop being the hero in every decision, how to teach the team how to think, why guidelines and guardrails matter, and how the vacation test can reveal where the business still depends too heavily on the owner.We also explore AI as a thought partner, the gap between what management science knows and what most businesses do, and why adaptability may be one of the most important skills for the future of work.