There’s a specific fear that shows up a few weeks into a first management role: the quiet certainty that any day now, someone will realise you have no idea what you’re doing and take it all back. If that’s you, take a breath. That feeling is almost universal — and it’s telling you something more…

It’s 11pm and you’re redoing a task you handed off this morning. It came back not-quite-right, and rather than have the awkward conversation, you’re fixing it yourself. Again. You got promoted because you’re the person who gets things done. That’s exactly the instinct now working against you. Why delegating feels so wrong at first Handing…