Ben MortonLeadership Trainer, Coach and Speaker

Stop holding on and start delegating

20 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this opening segment of his YouTube video, Ben Morton challenges viewers to honestly assess whether they are clinging to a project, task, or recurring meeting that they know they should release. He notes that most leaders he coaches admit they need to step back from day‑to‑day details and delegate more, yet they consistently fail to do so. Morton asks why this paradox exists, setting up the central problem of the video: the hidden obstacles that prevent leaders from delegating and trusting their teams.

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I'd like to ask you a question, and I want you to be really honest with yourself. Is there something you're holding on to right now? A project, a particular task, or perhaps it's a meeting you go to every single week that deep down you know you should probably let go of? Most of the leaders I work with would say absolutely Yes. This comes up all the time in my coaching and leadership programs, and rarely does a week go by without a leader or manager telling me that they need to step out of the detail more. They need to delegate more and trust their team more. They know it's the right thing to do, but at the same time, they don't do it. So what actually is getting in the way? What actually stops them delegating more and stepping out of the details.