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So, what should we do about it?
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Martin asks and looks firmly at you.
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Suddenly all eyes are on you.
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Because it's a crucial phase of the project.
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The team is proud of the first prototype that they've built.
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But there are still a lot of things to sort out and quite a few ideas down
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the road that want to get implemented.
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Martins issue is a particularly tricky one.
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It's affected by a lot of parameters and in turn affects
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most of the other team members.
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You are the leader.
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And you're faced with a difficult decision.
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There are so many things to consider here.
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So many options to choose from.
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So many paths to follow.
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But which one should you choose?
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It gets worse because this is just for Martin's part.
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Lisa has basically the same question just for her domain.
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Sarah as well.
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Taylor and Kim too.
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This is when you realize you've made yourself the bottleneck of your team.
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By overseeing every decision so that the project remains focused on your
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common goal you've basically overwhelmed yourself with decisions, slowed down
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the team, and made yourself the root of quite some frustration in the team.
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This is why it's so important to light the path as a leader.
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When everyone walks along the same path in the same direction towards the
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same destination, you can trust your team with making the right decisions.
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For this to work, it's much more useful to ask them the right questions rather
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than pretending to have all the answers.
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Light them the path, but trust them to know how to walk the path!
