Protecting the team prevents their growth

A leader sometimes tries to “protect” a team from issues, however this creates two issues¹:

1. This prevents the direct reports from tackling the problems themselves and growing because of this
2. Failing to allow for this growth can actually cause these problems to reoccur

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Ben-Yosef, A. Suffering Isn’t Leadership. https://avivby.medium.com/suffering-isnt-leadership-e7282a2b75b9 (2026).