202104291525 It's not a leader's job to be the best at everything

Not only is it impossible for leaders to know everything about the things that happen under them, it's more importantly not their job to know them. There's no failure in not being an expert in everything going on.

A CEO certainly isn't expected to know how to do all the various engineering, design, marketing, sales, legal, finance, and other functions of their business. It's the same for other leaders at different levels. It can be challenging, but ultimately 202104291947 Our purpose as leaders is to serve others and facilitate success, not to be the ultimate authority and expert on all matters. Leaders 202104291527 Live in the ambiguity and 202104291526 Make the hard decisions in order to bring everyone across the finish line together.

This skill becomes increasingly important as we increase our scope of responsibility. Again, our CEO example shows that it's simple common sense that this is a critical skill for executives. How then do we occasionally fail to see that it's just as important to start developing that skill even as a new manager?