Ben MortonLeadership Trainer, Coach and Speaker

Unlock your team's potential by stepping back.

6 Mar 2026 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:51

In this segment of Ben Morton's talk, he reiterates his definition of a leader's job as supporting, developing, and caring for team members so they can achieve accountable results. He argues that an effective way to fulfill this role is for leaders to occasionally step back, granting their people space and freedom to experiment, make mistakes, and learn. This stepping back is not abandonment; rather, it is a strategic withdrawal that allows individuals to grow while the leader remains available to intervene and provide support when needed.

Chapters

If you've been tuning in to the Leader's Kitbag for some time now, you'll have almost certainly heard me talk about my definition of a leader's job. And my view is that a leader's job is to support, develop, and look after the people that we have the privilege and responsibility to lead so that they can deliver the results we're accountable for. And sometimes the best way that we can do that to support them and their development is to step back and let them get on with things. That's not to abandon them, it's not to totally disengage, it's just allow them some space and freedom to try things, have a wobble, and then we can be there to pick them up and provide the