A short YouTube monologue by Donald Burns warning against hoarding expertise. Burns argues that believing you are the only person who can perform a task is dangerous; instead, team members should share knowledge and skills to allow others to grow. Holding knowledge back burdens the individual and prevents the team from developing into a stronger, more capable unit.
You're afraid to be replaced. You feel like you're the expert and you want to keep it to yourself. You might feel like you're the only one who can do what you do. This is a real dangerous mindset to have because you're not a one man show. You're part of a team and your team depends on you to share your knowledge and skills with them. Now, you might be the only one with a certain skill or knowledge, but that's a burden you carry and you need to be one to share those things with your team. If you're not letting your team grow and develop, you're holding them back from developing and becoming a better team.
If your restaurant only works because you work 80 hours a week, it doesn't work.
