Nick Huber(@sweatystartup):If every employee problem becomes your problem, you will never have a real company. An employee walks into your office and says they have a problem. You say, “get out of my way, I’ll handle it.” Now it is your problem. Your day gets hijacked and they go back to work with one less thing to think about. It is easier in the moment. But if you do this every time, you become the bottleneck for the entire company. Instead ask them, “what do you think we should do?” Make them bring you a solution. You will quickly find out who can actually think. The good employees will start solving problems without you. And you get your day back.

2026.10.29 16:20

If every employee problem becomes your problem, you will never have a real company. An employee walks into your office and says they have a problem. You say, “get out of my way, I’ll handle it.” Now it is your problem. Your day gets hijacked and they go back to work with one less thing to think about. It is easier in the moment. But if you do this every time, you become the bottleneck for the entire company. Instead ask them, “what do you think we should do?” Make them bring you a solution. You will quickly find out who can actually think. The good employees will start solving problems without you. And you get your day back.