This is Quietly Killing You and Your Team's Performance

About this episode

Darren Hardy discusses the costly mistake leaders make by intervening during team failures instead of allowing team members to learn from their experiences.

Most leaders believe stepping in during a team member's failure is the right move. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy makes the case that this instinct, however well-meaning, may be the most costly mistake a leader makes. This episode draws on a real situation from Darren's own team. The broader principle is Extreme Ownership demands something most leaders struggle with: letting people sit in the discomfort long enough to learn. This is essential listening for anyone serious about building a high-performance team. Attend the upcoming Business Master Class May 4th-6th. Get your seat at https://hardybmc.com/darrendaily Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

People in this episode

Host: Darren Hardy

Topics covered

• leadership
• team performance
• extreme ownership
• learning from failure
• high-performance teams

Keywords

• leadership
• team performance
• extreme ownership
• learning
• high-performance teams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DarrenDaily, Darren Hardy LLC

Places: https://hardybmc.com/darrendaily, http://darrendaily.com/join

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