How is your energy right now?

Leadership is exhausting. Many leaders feel stretched thin, caught between operational demands and the pressure to have all the answers, and the need to be strategic and create the future. The result? Stress, burnout, and disengagement.

The good news? There’s a simple mindset shift that can lighten your leadership load—moving from Leader Who Tells to Leader Who Asks.

When leaders constantly give answers, they become the single point of decision-making. The workload piles up, and the team’s capability remains stagnant. But when leaders ask more questions, they shift responsibility back to their teams.

Instead of solving problems, try supporting your team members to solve the problems instead, by asking:

• ‘What’s your thinking so far?’
• ‘What options have you considered/tried?’
• ‘What would success look like here?’

These questions push ownership back to your team, encouraging independent thinking and problem-solving. The result? Less pressure on you, stronger capability in them.

The best leaders don’t carry the weight of their teams. They coach, empower, and elevate—and in doing so, they create space to lead strategically (and breathe).

Where could you ask instead of tell this week?

Go Fearlessly – Corrinne