Ever caught yourself micromanaging when deadlines loom, despite your best intentions? You're not alone. In this revealing conversation, former Microsoft executive Sabina Nawaz shares her personal wake-up call – discovering an employee crying after one of her meetings – that transformed her approach to leadership under pressure.

Sabina introduces game-changing concepts like the "delegation dial" that replaces the problematic on/off switch approach to empowerment. Rather than flipping between complete control and total hands-off leadership, she offers a nuanced framework that adapts to both the situation and the individual's capability. This approach transforms how we develop talent while maintaining quality standards.

The conversation explores how power isolates leaders from truth, creating blind spots that undermine effectiveness. Through practical tools like the "shut up muscle" (intentionally not being the first to speak) and the "multiple meanings exercise" (generating several interpretations of a situation before reacting), Sabina provides immediately applicable strategies for breaking free from these leadership traps.

Perhaps most valuable is Sabina's insight that what senior leadership saw as your strengths may be perceived completely differently by those reporting to you. This perception shift after promotion creates unexpected challenges that derail many promising leaders – unless they recognize and adapt to this new reality.

Ready to transform how you show up as a leader? Listen now and discover actionable strategies from Sabina's new book "You're the Boss: How to Become the Manager You Want to Be and Others Need." Your team will thank you.

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• Website: https://sabinanawaz.com/
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251. Mastering the Art of Delegation with Sabina Nawaz

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