How to Stop Being the Bottleneck Boss

Why do brilliant leaders so often become the thing that slows their teams down? This episode unpacks the psychology and structure behind the "bottleneck boss" — the high-performer who can't stop overriding their team's decisions. We explore the difference between delegating and merely assigning tasks without authority, why the best people leave first when this pattern takes hold, and what separates leaders who scale from those who cap their organization's throughput at their own bandwidth. If you've ever felt like you're doing everyone's job — or felt your own work get overridden — this one's for you.