Josh's Weekly Insights - September 9, 2026

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

-Jack Welch

During a training session today, I discussed the danger of being a leader that does it all. Many leaders fall into the trap of continuing to view their success through their own personal production instead of team outcomes. They decide to just put all the responsibility on their shoulders and carry everything instead of getting the team involved. And why wouldn’t they? They got promoted into leadership roles because of that success and their ability to generate results as a performer.

So what is the difference between a doer and a leader? The biggest issue for a doer is that you will always be limited by what you can produce individually. You are and will always be one person. However, a leader can create unlimited potential by pouring into others to the point where they are creating other leaders. Those leaders multiply the potential of their teams so long as they continue to put energy into the growth of others.

Another issue the doer runs into is the limitation on time. Every person has 1,440 minutes in any given day. There is no way to create additional time, so they can’t get more done than they can accomplish in that time. (And I didn’t even take out time for sleep which would give them even less time.) However, the leader is able to harness the power of others so time can be spread out amongst a group. A team of people contributing as a collective has more time to invest in a project by sheer numbers. This can also free up the leader to tackle larger items and spend their time on the things that move the needle the most.

So the question we circle back to is, how do we teach leaders to let go of the doer mentality that got them to where they are today? On that note, I always encourage upper level leaders to paint two futures for their leaders. Their leaders can either remain in “do it myself” mode or they can evolve into leaders, coaches, and mentors. The first path has limited career growth. The second has unlimited opportunity in front of them.

My encouragement this week is to decide if you are in “do it yourself” mode or leadership mode. If you lead a team but are still doing it all yourself, determine why you operate that way. Identify how it is limiting you and suffocating your potential to grow. Then make the commitment to change modes. If you are stuck in that space and don’t know how to switch, reach out to me because I would love to coach you to achieve future success.

Now get out there and crush your week!