Why Helping Isn't Always Leadership
How rescue disguised as support blocks growth
Track 2
Standards & Accountability
Session Overview
Leaders often confuse helping with leading. They jump in to assist, unblock, and remove obstacles. It feels supportive and generous. But helping becomes harmful when it removes the struggle that builds capability. This session separates genuine support from rescue disguised as help.
The Leadership Pattern This Session Interrupts
Leaders help because it feels good and gets results. Under pressure, helping is faster than developing. But helping that removes ownership removes growth. Teams stay dependent because leaders never let them struggle long enough to learn.
The Behavior We Install
Distinguish between support that builds capability and rescue that creates dependency.
Why This Behavior Matters Under Pressure
Pressure makes rescue feel like kindness. Leaders want to help their people succeed. But capability only grows through productive struggle. Leaders who rescue remove the discomfort that produces growth.
The Session Experience
Leaders identify where they are helping in ways that block development. We practice offering support without removing ownership and staying present without rescuing.
Session Outcomes
- Teams that grow through productive struggle
- Reduced dependency on leader intervention
- Stronger problem-solving capability
- Leaders who support without rescuing
- A culture that values growth over comfort
GDD Anchors
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