Wednesday Reflection: Your Job Isn't to Be Needed Did you ask for their solution instead of answering with yours? y/n If Yes: What happened, did they come up with a solution? What did you learn about their capability? Was this difficult to do? If No: What stopped you from asking for their solution? Final Reflection: What is your biggest takeaway from this month? What's one thing you will do differently as a leader next month because of what you learned this month?

Monday Challenge: Your Job Isn't to Be Needed The Problem: A leader can become addicted to being the person with all the answers. The Truth: Your success isn't measured by how many problems you personally solve. It's measured by how many problems your people become capable of solving without you. The Challenge: The next time someone brings you a problem they could reasonably solve themselves: Don't solve it. Ask: "What do you think we should do?" Then listen. If their answer is good enough (~70% in the right direction), let them own it. If it's not, coach them toward a better answer instead of giving them yours. Accountability: How will you remind yourself to ask instead of answering? Can you make your reminder something you’ll see?

Wednesday Reflection: Let Go Without Disappearing Were you successful in delegating an outcome without disappearing or taking over? What steps if any did you take to aid in the success of the delegated outcome? Did you ask how you could help? And did you follow through? What is your biggest takeaway from this exercise? *edit* Future Thinking: What can you do next week or next month to continue this exercise?

Monday Challenge: Let Go Without Disappearing This is an important distinction: "Delegate it and forget about it." vs. "Delegate it and stay accountable without taking ownership back." The Problem: There are two ways leaders fail at delegation: Micromanagement: "Let me tell/show you how to do it." Abandonment: "Figure it out." Neither develops people. The Truth: Good delegation creates space with structure. Your job isn't to control the process. Your job is to establish the conditions for success. Which means taking accountability for the individual(s) to be successful. * Keynote. Take accountability for their success but do not take ownership for it. * The Challenge: For one delegated responsibility this week: What's something you can do to help aid in its success without taking control of the task? Do that thing. Bonus. If you don't know how you can aid, then ask: "What do you need from me?" Accountability: Comment, keep it brief. What's one thing you can do to help aid their success?

Throughout this past year you've seen things in new light and you've changed from the year before, becoming a new person. Ask yourself: "What have I learned about myself that has helped me become a more conscious person?" Purpose: • Gives past work recognition • Reinforces self-growth • Work is not always pushing forward, sometimes it's seeing the past