The other thing is that if you’re not an individual contributor, trust your people and let go of things.

I once made the mistake of absorbing lots of accountability for things under the misguided instinct of “protecting” people. My role changed quickly as a result of a crisis and the world seemed to change. The reality was that it was really a type of selfishness and pride. After a few weeks I got to a point where I thought I had a physical problem — I basically had no short term memory.

Took me a bit for my thick skull to grasp, but once it clicked it ended up being fairly easy to fix.