Stop Apologizing for Being the Boss

If you're the leader in your business, you don't have to apologize for wanting things to be done a certain way. I don't know where it comes from, but I had this idea in my head that I, like, had to let my team kind of work however they want, whenever they want. Like, as long as the work gets done, it's all cool. It's like, no. I'm the person who sets the standards for my company, for my business, for the team that works under me. And if I want the team to meet those standards, we're going to do it a certain way. Am I asking questions? Am I taking their feedback into account? Obviously, yes. But at the end of the day, my job as a leader is to tell everybody what to do and make sure they have what it takes to get it done. And if I'm not doing that, then I'm not doing my job as a leader in my company. And at the end of the day, if things don't go according to plan, I want it to be my fault for giving them the wrong directions, not their fault for doing it wrong.