Sarah asks me if she can move a chair. A chair. Like I'm gonna fire her for unauthorized furniture relocation.

She's been with us two years. Kids love her. Parents love her. I love her. But she won't do anything without checking with me first. And I'm standing there thinking what did I do to this poor woman?

Oh right. I never let her actually decide anything. Ever. For two whole years.

So now I'm trying to undo the damage. Telling people just figure it out yourself. Which is harder than it sounds when you've trained everyone to ask permission for everything.

Tonight we're diving into how I accidentally turned amazing volunteers into scared robots. Why letting people fail is basically torture for control freaks like me. What happened when I finally walked away and let Tom handle that craft disaster by himself.

Also why giving someone a fancy title might not be as dumb as it sounds. And how your volunteers probably see things you're totally missing.

Warning: you might realize you've been the problem this whole time. I definitely was.

For leaders who suspect they might suck at letting go, volunteers who are dying to actually lead something, and anyone ready to find out what happens when you stop being the boss of everything.
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