Leaders: Stop trying to fix it all | News Channel 3-12

Leaders: Stop trying to fix it all | News Channel 3-12

Evgenia Vasileva // Shutterstock Leaders: Stop trying to fix it all When things get uncertain, most of us reach for something familiar: a solution. Fixing is fast. It makes us feel useful. Competent. In control. It soothes the quiet discomfort of not knowing what to do—by doing something, anything—quickly. You’ve seen it. A leader gets a tough question in a meeting—something vague, complex, vaguely threatening. No clear answer. But silence feels…

Leaders: Stop trying to fix it all

ACT Leadership says that fixing everything isn't leadership, and that the number one trap it sees leaders fall into is the seduction of fixing—especially in fast-moving environments where speed signals competence and hesitation can be mistaken for incompetence.