When one of your direct reports comes to you with a problem, is your first instinct to step in and help them solve it? If that’s the case, I totally get where you’re coming from. As product people, we naturally fall into the role of problem solvers. But if you’re regularly focused on solving all these problems on a one-off basis as they pop up, I have some tough news: You’re probably not being as effective a leader as you could be.

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